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Immigrant Passage Contracts & Tickets

The Olaf H. Solem Cunard Line Steamship Company Agency in Trondheim, Norway circa 1910.

The Olaf H. Solem Cunard Line Steamship Company Agency in Trondheim, Norway circa 1910. Olaf H. Solem is pictured above on the left. Photo courtesy of Børge Solem. GGA Image ID # 14c7bcc2e7

The GG Archives has a large collection of original passage contracts and tickets primarily for Transatlantic voyages, dating from the 1880s through the 1950s for immigrant passages to America.

All of the immigrant contracts have been transcribed and as appropriate, have an English translation. Even though it is highly unlikely we have your family's steamship ticket, try selecting a contract from the same steamship line or ocean liner used by your ancestors for illustrating your family history.

Passage Contracts & Tickets in Date Order

Front of Steerage Passage Contract from 1854, Le Havre to New York

 

1854-05-04 Passage Contract - Le Havre to New York

A steerage contract over years old, for one adult going from Le Havre to New York on the clipper ship "Admiral" of the Vanderbilt European Steamship Line dated 4 May 1854. Printed in French and German, a synopsis of the terms and conditions along with the contract information have been translated in English.

 

Passage Ticket, Black Ball Line, 16 March 1859 on the Packet Ship "Yorkshire" - Nicholas Fish, New York to Bremen.

 

1859-03-16 Passage Contract - New York to Bremen

1859 Ticket for Passage on the Black Ball Line Packet Ship Yorkshire for Nicholas Fish, a Famous American (1846-1902) and famous american family. Includes photograph of the Hon. Nicholas Fish II that dates from circa 1882, taken after he left his post as Minister of Switzerland.

 

Cabin Passenger’s Contract Ticket 1867 - Australia to London

 

1867-05-11 Passage Contract - Australia to London

Contract was intended for First Class passage on the SS Reigate of the Surrey Steamship Company, a 3-mast, full-rigged ship built in 1862 weighing 1,035 tons. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Passage Certificate from the Anchor Line for a Transatlantic Voyage from Glasgow to New York dated 29 April 1973.

 

1873-04-29 Passage Certificate - Glasgow To New York

Certificate for Passage of Mrs. Andrew Fair from Glasgow to New York. Mrs. Fair, 67, arrived in New York on 11 June 1873 on board the Anchor Line SS Columbia. Includes Images of Original Passenger Manifest used for immigrants arriving at Castle Garden.

 

White Star Line Memorandum of Prepaid Steerage Passage Ticket Dated 29 May 1880.

 

1880-05-29 Memorandum of Draft (Prepaid) - Queenstown (Cobh) to New York

Memorandum of a Draft like the one shown below from 1880 was used as a receipt - often for funds sent to immigrants still in the Old Country waiting to come to America. PARTIES DESIRING to send for their friends from the OLD COUNTRY, can obtain Ticket, etc. by the WHITE STAR LINE on application at the Company's Offices, or any of the Company's Agents throughout the United States and Canada. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

White Star Line Agent's Record for Prepaid Steerage Passage for One Adult, UK to New York or Boston (Plus Rail to Scranton, PA).

 

1880-05-29 Agent's Record (Prepaid) - Cardiff, Whales, UK to Scranton PA

Agent's Record for a Prepaid passage on a White Star Line Steamship for passage from Cardiff, Whales, UK to Scranton PA via Steerage class in 1880. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Cunard Line Steerage Passage Contract for Passage from Gothenburg to Boston Dated 4 June 1880.

 

1880-06-04 Passage Contract - Gothenburg to Boston

Superb example of a passenger contract for a Swedish emigrant, traveling from Gothenburg to Boston via Hull and Liverpool on a Cunard steamship in Steerage class. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Front of Prepaid Steerage Passage Contract from 1883

 

1883-02-17 Prepaid Certificate - Bremen to New York

Steamship Ticket Contract for the passage of Bealle Nutchen & party, as one in steerage of one of the Steamers of the North German Lloyd from Bremen to New York. Includes notes on Provenance and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Immigrant's Prepaid Passage Receipt from Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen 1891

 

1891-10-10 Purchaser's Receipt for Prepaid Passage - Bremen to New York via Southampton

Receipt and contract for third class passage from Bremen to New York in 1891 on board a steamship of the North German Lloyd for a German Emigrant. The price paid for transportation does not include subsistence or lodging while in transit, except on the trip from Bremen to New York, or from Southampton to New York. Passengers in must supply themselves with blankets, as well as eating and washing utensils, at their own expense. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

1895 Dutch Steerage Passage Contract on the Cunard Line for a German Immigrant. The Voyage Took Him from Rotterdam to New York via Liverpool.

 

1895-05-29 Passage Contract - Rotterdam to New York via Liverpool

Original steamship ticket contract for Heinrich Hermes, 21, of Germany who arrived in New York on 8 June 1895 aboard the Cunard Steamship Lucania (for the Liverpool to New York via Queenstown portion of his journey.) He was processed as an immigrant through Ellis Island. He was a Laborer and his intended destination was New York. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Immigrant Passage Contract - Sweden to New York, Cunard Line Campania 1897

 

1897-04-07 Passage Contract - Gothenburg to New York via Hull and Liverpool

Steamship steerage passage contract for a 25 year-old Swedish servant, immigrating to America from Gothenburg, Sweden on 7 April 1897. She took a small coastal steamer from Gothenburg to Grimsby, England, a train from Hull to Liverpool and boarded the Cunard steamship Campania for the voyage to New York arriving on 17 April 1897.

 

Prepaid Steamship Ticket Memorandum, American Line, 1897

 

1897-10-02 Prepaid Memorandum - Southampton to New York

1897 Steamship Ticket Memorandum (Ticket Receipt) for a Prepaid Second Cabin passage on the American Line Steamship St. Louis for Passenger R. L. Laplace. The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives also has the passenger list for the voyage this ticket was purchased for. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Prepaid Steamship Ticket - Second Cabin - American Line 1898

 

1898-11-11 Prepaid Memorandum - Eastward from New York

Receipt was prepared by the ticket agent and represent the left side of the prepaid steamship passage contract that would have been forwarded to the immigrants named in the contract. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

White Star Line Steamship Contract - Swedish Immigrant - 1902

 

1902-11-14 Passage Contract - Gothenburg to New York via Hull and Liverpool

Original Steamship Ticket Contract from Gothenburg, Sweden to New York, 3rd Class Steerage Immigrant Ester Hilma Maria Magnuson of Stockholm on the White Star Line. Includes conversion from SEK to GBP and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Cunard Line Steerage Passenger Contract for Passage on the RMS Saxonia, Departing from Liverpool to Boston Dated 21 April 1903.

 

1903-04-21 Passage Contract - Frederikshavn to Boston via Liverpool

His passage took him from Frederikshavn to Liverpool by steamship; Liverpool to Boston in the Cunard Steamship Saxonia; and train fare from Boston to West Branch, PA. The Bottom half of the Passage Contract is missing but contained the terms of the voyage. I suspect the this passenger traveled in Steerage. Includes conversion of DKK to USD and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Prepaid Passage Certificate - Third Class - 1903

 

1903 Prepaid Passage Certificate - Derry (Londonderry) To New York

Third Class Prepaid Steamship Ticket / Passage Certificate for a family of three from Northern Ireland in 1903. They arrived in New York in August 1903 aboard the Anchor Line SS Columbia. Arrival Records for both passengers and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations are included.

 

Passenger Contract, Hamburg Amerika Line, Breitmann Family 1904

 

1904-07-06 Passage Contract - Hamburg to New York

Original steamship contract, List 16, No. 9/14, Berzeichniß No. 540/54 dated 6 July 1904 Between the Hamburg America Line and The Breitmann Family consisting of two adults and four children of Russian Hebrew descent, for third class passage from Hamburg to New York aboard the SS Hamburg. They arrived in New York on 17 July 1904. Includes Arrival Records for entire family and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Steamship Ticket Record - Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, Limited 1904

 

1904-10-08 Passage Record - Southampton to Capetown

Steamship Ticket Record - Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, Limited - Counterpart of Steerage Passenger's Contract Ticket, RMS Arundale Castle, Southampton to Cape Town dated 8 October 1904. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Contract for Passage, Cunard Line, Copenhagen to America 1905

 

1905-03-11 Passage Contract - Copenhagen to Boston

Based on the transciption of the Passenger Manifest, Jens Julius Skafte was a Norwegian immigrant who had settled in Albert Lea, Minnesota and was returning to the United States from Scandinavia. Includes arrival record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Front Side, Steerage Passenger's Contract Ticket, The Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co., Ltd.

 

1906-11-17 Passage Contract - Southampton to Natal

Original Steerage Passenger's Steamship Ticket Contract for a 27 year old man from Southampton, England for passage to Natal, South Africa in 1906. It provides rich details of the requirements of the steamship company in terms of food, water and other items supplied. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Eastward Passage Ticket, Allan Line, 1907, Boston to Londonderry

 

1907-07-26 Agent's Record - Boston to Londonderry

Steamship Ticket for a 23-year-old woman booked on the Allan Line Steamship Laurentian in 3rd Class from Boston to Londonderry leaving on 26 July 1907. This would represent the Agent's record of the transaction as it states the amount of commission earned on this ticket. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Third Class Passage Ticket, Cape Town to England, 16 September 1907

 

1907-09-16 Counterpart Passage Contract - Capetown to England

Third Class Counterpart Steamship Ticket Issued to F. R. Peverall by the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company on 16 September 1907 for Third Class passage on the SS Garka. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Steerage Prepaid Passage Contract issued by the Hamburg America Line for passage from Hamburg, Germany to New York and a Train from New York to Ellsworth, Minnesota for a German Immigrant Family.

 

1907-11-20 Prepaid Passage Contract - Hamburg (Cuxhaven) to New York

Steerage Prepaid Passage Contract issued by the Hamburg America Line for passage from Hamburg, Germany to New York and a Train from New York to Ellsworth, Minnesota for a German Immigrant Family. Arrival Records for the Weise Family and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations are included.

 

Ticket Recipt for Third Class Passage, Cunard Line, Westbound 1910

 

1910-06-04 Purchaser Receipt - Liverpool to New York

Memorandum of a Steamship Ticket Issued By The Cunard Steam Ship Co. Ltd. For Third Class Passage By Cunard Line of Mail Steamers From Liverpool to New York. Includes Arrival Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Contract for Passage, Italian Immigrant to the United States, 1910

 

1910-10-12 Passage Contract - Le Havre to New York

Steamship Ticket / passage contract for a 38 year old Italian immigrant from Aoste, Italy for a voyage to the United Staes in October 1910 on the SS Chicago of the CGT French Line. Includes Arrival Records for all family members, coversion from French Franc to USD and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Passenger's Contract Ticket, Colonial Service, White Star Line, Australia to London 1910

 

1910-12-21 Passage Contract - Sydney to Melbourne

Third Class Passenger's Contract Steamship Ticket for a voyage on the SS Persic of the White Star Line from Sydney to Melbourne, Australia on to London. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

1912 Steerage Prepaid Passage Contract Recipt - Font Side

 

1912-01-13 Prepaid Passage Contract - Hamburg to New York

Steamship Ticket Receipt for the purchase of passage from Hamburg to New York via the Hamburg America Line with inland passage to McFreesport, Pennsylvania dated 13 January 1913. Includes Record of Passage to America under this Contract, Information about Purchaser of Steerage Passage, and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Anchor Line Steamship Ticket Receipt 1912

 

1912-05-06 Passage Receipt - New York to Glasgow

Issued by the New York Office of the Anchor Line Steamships Company, this Second Cabin Steamship Ticket receipt was purchased by Jessie Clerihew for a voyage on the SS California on 18 May, 1912 from New York to Glasgow, Scotland. Inbound Passenger Records for Jessie M. Clerihew and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations are included.

 

Agent's Record, Cunard Steamship Company, Outward Second Cabin Ticket, 1912

 

1912-06-03 Agent's Receipt and Record - Boston to Liverpool

Agent's Receipt and Record of a Second Cabin Steamship Ticket for an Eastbound voyage on the new Cunard Laconia from Boston to Liverpool, England. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Immigrant 3rd Class Steamship Ticket - 1912 - Red Star Line

 

1912-08-10 Passage Contract - Antwerp to New York

24 Year Old Immigrant left Belgium in 1912 for New York in Third Class (Steerage). This is the original steamship ticket for a voyage undertaken on 10 August 1912. Includes Ellis Island Passenger Record of Arrival.

 

Agent Record of Third Class Outward Steamship Ticket, 1912, Cunard Line SS Laconia

 

1912-08-10 Agent's Record - Liverpool to New York

Agent's Record of a Third Class -Steerage Steamship Ticket for one adult and one child from Liverpool, England to New York on the Cunard Steamship SS Laconia. Includes Extract from Ships' Passenger Manifest and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Emigrant Railway Ticket - UK 1912

 

1912-08-14 Railway Ticket - Kidderminster to Paddington Station in London

Very rare receipt for Emigrant Tickets purchased for travel on the Great Western Railway from F. C. Cooper & Co., Stourbridge, for Steerage Passengers Mr. & Mrs. Asbury from Kidderminster to Paddington Station in London to board the RMS Arawa bound for New Zealand.

 

Deck Class Steamship Ticket, Union-Castle Line, RMS Dunvegan Castle 1912 -Front

 

1912-11-15 Counterpart Passage Receipt - Port Said to Delagoa Bay

Rare Deck Class Steamship Ticket of the Union Castle Line for passage from Port Said to Delogoa Bay on the RMS Dunvegan Castle dated 15 November 1912. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Agents' Record, Third Class Outward Passenger Ticket, Cunard Line 1913

 

1913-05-13 Agents' Record - Boston to Queenstown (Cobh)

Third Class Outward Steamship Ticket - Agents' Record for the Cunard RMS Laconia, May 13, 1913. Fare was $35. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Third Class Prepaid Ticket - Agents Record, RMS Laconia 1913

 

1913-06-03 Agent's Record - Liverpool to Boston

Third Class Prepaid Steamship Ticket - Agents Record, RMS Laconia 1913 from Liverpool to Boston. Fares totaled $39. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Immigrant Steerage Contract for Passage to New York - Cunard Line - 1913

 

1913-06-05 Passage Contract - Trondhjem to Boston via Hull and Liverpool

Steamship Ticket contract of passage that was purchased from Olaf H. Solem. Ludvig Gjønvik was a Norwegian Immigrant to the United States in June 1913 arriving in Boston on board the RMS Laconia (I) as a passenger in Steerage - Third Class. Includes List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival and Coversion of NOK to USD in 1921 and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Contract for a Swedish immigrant from Gothenburg to Boston in 1914

 

1914-04-10 Passage Contract - Gothenburg to Boston via Hull and Liverpool

Steamship Ticket contract for a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts for Alfred Person, 19 years of age, traveling alone. He paid SEK 178.50 for Steerage / third class accommodations. Swedish Emigration Register, Departing Passenger List from Gothenburg, Petition for Naturalization, World War I Draft Registration Card, and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations are included.

 

Westbound Ticket Order - Second Cabin - 8 July 1914

 

1914-07-08 Agent's Record - Glasgow to Montreal

Westbound Steamship Ticket Order from the Donaldson Line for Second Cabin Passenger Miss Ruth Immel, departing on the SS Cassandra from Glasgow to Montreal. Includes List of Border Crossings from Canada to the United States and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Fabre Line Third Class Passage Contract for the SS Patria, Departing from New York to Naples Dated 2 August 1915.

 

1915-08-02 Passage Contract - Melbourne to London

Fabre Line Third Class Passage Contract for the SS Patria, Departing from New York to Naples Dated 2 September 1915. Boarding pass for 3rd class seats From New York to Naples With the "Patria" French flag steam (size, speed and duration of the trip as above), departing on 2/9 1915, for Naples.

 

Passengers' Contract Ticket, SS Euripides, Aberdeen Line of Steamships, 1921

 

1921-05-21 Passage Contract - Melbourne to London

Steamship Ticket contract ticket for Third Class Passage on a voyage of the SS Euripides of the Aberdeen Line from Melbourne, Australia to London departing on 21 May 1921. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Third Class Outward Passage Contract No 12249 (26 May 1921)

 

1921-05-26 Passage Contract - New York to Libau [Liepāja, Latvia] via Hamburg

Rare Outward Bound (eastward) Passenger Steamship Ticket for Third Class accommodations on the SS Mount Clinton of the United American Lines on her maiden voyage to Hamburg, Germany. Includes Brief Article on the Maiden Voyage and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Front Side, Passenger Manifest, United States Mail Steamship Company, SS Hudson, 1921

 

1921-06-22 Passage Contract Manifest - Bremen to New York

Rare Steamship Ticket / Passenger Manifest / Passage Contract for the 22 June 1921 Voyage on board the SS Hudson of the United States Mail Steamship Company, Inc. from Bremen to New York for Yugoslavian Immigrant Theresia Floc. Includes SS Hudson Ship Information, Arrival Records, and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Third Class (Steerage) Passengers' Contract Ticket, P. & O. Line, 1921

 

1921-08-18 Passage Contract - London to Melbourne

Third Class (Steerage Passengers' Contract Steamship Ticket for The Stevens Family of Four sailing on the P. & O. Line SS Commonwealth from the Port of London to Mellbourne, Australia dated 18 August 1921. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Contract for Third Class Passage - United States Lines 1921

 

1921-09-17 Passage Contract / Manifest - Bremen to New York

Contract for third class/steerage passage on the SS George Washington by a German Immigrant on 17 September 1921, sailing from Bremen to New York. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Purchaser's Receipt - German Immigrant 1922

 

1922-10-10 Prepaid Passage Purchaser's Receipt - Bremen to Chicago via New York

Prepaid Steamship Ticket and Contract for Polish Immigrant from Bremen to Chicago IL on the United States Lines. Ticket included Train to Chicago and Transatlantic Ocean Fare in the Cabin Class. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Prepaid Certificate for Second Class Passage - Royal Mail Steam Packet Company - 1923

 

1923-01-27 Prepaid Certificate - Hamburg to St. Louis via New York

Very rare prepaid certificate for a second class Steamship Ticket on the RMS Reliance of RMSP. The passage for the 18 year old German immigrant girl was paid for by a relative. Includes Record of Passenger Arrival and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Second Class Prepaid Passage Ticket - Polish Immigrant Girl (1923)

 

1923-12-11 Prepaid Purchaser's Receipt - Antwerp to New York

Prepaid Steamship Ticket for Janina Kozlowsk, a 13 Year-Old Polish Immigrant girl traveling from Antwerp to New York on the SS Zeeland who arrived in New York on 10 November 1923. Includes Arrival Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Scandinavian-American Line Third Class Embarkation Coupon for Passage on the SS United States, Departing from New York for Oslo Dated 16 May 1925.

 

1925-05-16 Embarkation Coupon - New York to Oslo

Scandinavian-American Line Third Class Embarkation Coupon for Passage on the SS United States, Departing from New York for Oslo Dated 16 May 1925. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Passenger Manifest - Fahrkarte - Front View

 

1925-08-15 Passage Contract Manifest - Bremen (Bremerhaven) to New York

Steamship Ticket Manifest - Tourist Cabin, SS Bremen, 15 August 1925 for Rosa Brise, age 50, a Citizen of the United States. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Passenger's Copy, Lloyd Sabaudo First Class Ticket for Passage on the SS Conte Biancamano.

 

1927-06-30 First Class Ticket - SS Conte Biancamano, New York to Genoa

Lloyd Sabaudo First Class Ticket for Passage on the SS Conte Biancamano, Departing from New York to Genoa Dated 30 June 1927. Two Adults, Two Children.

 

Hambrug-Amerika Third Class Passenger Contract 1927

 

1927-09-16 Beförderungsvertrag - Hamburg nach New York

Deutscher Vertrag über das Dampfflugzeug der dritten Klasse an Bord der SS New York der Hamburg-Amerika-Linie im Jahr 1927. Die Unterschrift des Passagiers ist schwer zu lesen. Enthält erweitertes Ankunftsprotokoll.

 

1927-09-16 Passage Contract - Hamburg to New York

Steamship Ticket and Contract for Emma Muessigbrodt, a 37 year-old German woman traveling from Hamburg to New York on the Hamburg America Line. Includes Expanded Arrival Record.

 

Navigazione Generale Italiana Second Class Passage Contract for Passage on the SS Roma, Departing from Naples to New York Dated 18 September 1928.

 

1928-09-18 Passage Contract (Quota) - Naples to New York

Italian Immigrant was one of the 4,000 Quota immigrants from Italy in 1928 under the Immigration Act of 1924. The contract is stamped "Quota" in large letters. Second Class passage contract from Naples to New York on the SS Roma of the Navigazione Generale Italiana Line.

 

Steamship Ticket, Third Class, United States Lines - 1928

 

1928-10-03 Passage Contract - Bremen to New York

Third Class Steamship Ticket for a German national for a transatlantic voyage from Bremen, Germany to New York on 3 October 1928. The contract was written in both German and English. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

United States Lines Additional Payment Receipt dated 15 April 1928 for Prospectives Passage for an Irish Family, For a Voyage from Cobh to New York.

 

Additional Payment Receipts - Cobh to New York - 1928

Immigrants already in America would often pay for other family members to come to the United States. Two receipts for payments to the United States Lines were made for the Downing Family of Cobh (Queenstown) to travel to New York. Payments made in March and April 1928 totaled $180.00. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

1930-10-25 Voyage Contract - Naples to New York

 

1930-10-25 Voyage Contract - Naples to New York

Economical Second Class Ticket from Naples, Italy to New York Berth Cabin 776, berth 3 on the SS Conte Biancamano sailing from Naples on 25 October 1930 for passenger Salvatore Milluzzo. Includes Record of Arrival at Ellis Island and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Navigazione Generale Italiana Third Class Passage Ticket for Passage on the SS Duilio, Departing from Genova for Buenos Aires

 

1931-02-14 Passage Contract - Genova to Buenos Aires via 4 Ports of Call

Passage Ticket for a voyage on the SS Duilio of the NGI (Navigazione Generale Italiana) in third class from Genova to Buenos Aires dated 14 February 1931. Voyage ports of call included Villafranca, Barcelona, Rio Janeiro, and Santos Montevideo. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Receipt from Intercollegiate Travel Bureau, 1932

 

1932-04-11 Round-Trip Voyage Receipt - New York to Southampton

Steamship Ticket Receipt that itemized a round-trip voyage to Europe for Mr. and Mrs. David S. Kane via the SS Hamburg and SS Deutschland of the Hamburg America Line in 1932. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Steamship Ticket - Tourist Cabin - United States Lines SS Leviathan, 1932

 

1932-09-10 Passage Contract - Rotterdam to New York via Cherbourg

Steamship Ticket - United States Lines, Tourist Cabin Contract Ticket, Dutch Woman, Rotterdam (Cherbourg) to New York aboard the SS Leviathan. Includes Ellis Island Arriving Passenger Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Hamburg America Line Receipt For $50 Part-Payment for Cabin Class Passage on the SS St Louis

 

1933-04-28 Receipt for Part-Payment - New York to Hamburg

Receipt for partial payment for a party of four for passage from New York to Hamburg on the SS St. Louis of the Hamburg America Line dated 28 April 1933. Fare for Each Adult was $143.00 Plus Tax for a cabin class berth. Includes Hamburg Passenger Lists and Incoming Passenger Lists, UK and Ireland for William Steffen and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen Passage Contract for Passage on the SS Werra, Departing from Havana to Galveston Dated 30 May 1933.

 

1933-05-30 Passage Contract - SS Werra

Passage Contract for Passage for Mr. Frauk L. Pfeuffer on the SS Werra of Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, Departing from Havana for Galveston Dated 30 May 1933.

 

Front Side, Hamburg America Line Purchaser's Receipt and Contract for Prepaid Ticket and Passage

 

1933-06-05 Purchaser's Receipt and Contract - Hamburg to New York

Tourist Class Passage for Three Family Members living in Berlin prepaid by another family member living in Maryland for a voyage from Hamburg to New York, departing 5 June 1933 on the Hamburg America Line steamship Deutschland. Includes Expanded Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, New York/Ellis Island Records and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Front Cover, Italian Line First Class Ticket for Passage on the SS Saturnia, Departing from New York to Trieste Dated 3 November 1934.

 

1934-11-03 Passenger's Receipt - New York to Trieste

First Class Ticket for Passage on the SS Saturnia of the Italia Flotte Riunite Line, Departing from New York to Trieste on 3 November 1934. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value computations.

 

Tourist Class Contract, Norddeutshcer Lloyd, SS Stuttgart - 1935

 

1935-09-04 Passage Contract - Boulogne-sur-Mer to New York

Tourist Class Steamship Ticket Contract on the SS Stuttgart of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company for a westbound voyage from Boulogne-sur-Mer to New York on 6 September 1935 for Mr. H. A. Hawgood. The ticket was purchased in Paris, France.

 

Italia Contratto per Biglietto di Classe Turistica 1935

 

1935-10-23 Passage Contract - Naples to New York

Steamship Ticket Contract for Tourist Class Passage on the Italia SS Rex 1935 for a Dr. Charles Bartolomew Lombardo from Naples to New York.

 

Hamburg America Line Receipt for Part-Payment for Third Class Passage on the SS New York

 

1936-02-22 Receipt for Part-Payment - New York to Bremen

Receipt for partial payment for third class passage on the SS New York - Eastbound and the SS Bremen - Westbound for a round-trip voyages between New York and Bremen on the Hamburg America Line.

 

Lloyd Triestino Tourist Class Passage Ticket for a Voyage on the SS Galilea, Departing from Trieste for Haifa Dated 11 September 1936.

 

1936-09-11 Passage Certificate - Trieste to Haifa

Tourist Class Passage Ticket for a voyage from Trieste to Haifa on the SS Galilea of Lloyd Triestino dated 11 September 1936 for one adult male, assigned cabin no. 399 for this trip across the Mediterranean Sea. Includes Coversion of Italian Lira to USD in 1936 and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Passenger's Receipt Forward Reservations, American Export Lines Contract for Passage on the SS Excambion, Departing from New York to Naples Dated 18 January 1938.

 

1938-01-18 Passenger's Receipt Forward Reservations - New York to Naples

Passenger's Receipt and Contract for passage on the SS Excambion of the American Export Lines for a voyage departing from New York to Naples on 18 January 1938 for an American adult woman. Includes Arrival Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Passenger's Receipt Forward Reservations, American Export Lines Contract for Passage on the SS Excalibur, Departing from Genoa to New York Dated 18 March 1938.

 

1938-03-18 Passenger's Receipt Forward Reservations - Genoa to New York

Passenger's Receipt and Contract for passage on the SS Excalibur of the American Export Lines for a voyage departing from Genoa to New York on 18 March 1938 for an American adult woman. Includes Arrival Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Third Class Passage Contract Ticket - SS Normandie - 1939-09-06

 

1939-09-06 Passage Contract - Rotterdam to New York

Passage Ticket for the Compagnie Général Transatlantique, Ltd., - The French Line, Southampton to New York, departing 6 September 1939, issued to Mrs. Agnes de Linia (or de Lina). Includes Arriving Passenger Record, New York, Coversion from Dutch Guilder to USD in 1939 and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Front Cover, Blue Star Line Saloon Passenger's Ticket for Passage During World War II From Adelaide to an Egyptian Port, Departing from Adeline for the First Egyptian Port Dated December 1943.

 

1943-12-14 Saloon Passenger's Ticket - Adelaide to Egyptian Port

Blue Star Line Saloon Passenger's Ticket for Passage During World War II From Adelaide to an Egyptian Port, Departing from Adeline for the First Egyptian Port Dated December 1943. Includes Customs Application for an Ordinary Licence to Export Goods, Baggage Insurance Policy from Lloyd's of London, and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value.

 

Oceanic Steamship Company One Way Cabin Class Contract Ticket for Passage on the SS Marine Phoenix, Departing from San Francisco for Sydney, Dated 16 September 1947.

 

1947-09-16 Contract Ticket ID Check - SS Marine Phoenix

Unique cabin class passage ticket San Francisco to Sydney on USN troop transport Marine Phoenix leased by the Oceanic Steamship Company and Operated by Matson Navigation Company for this and other voyages during 1947-1949. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Orient Line First Class Passage Ticket for Passage on the SS Orion, Departing from Sydney for Tilbury Dated 7 February 1948.

 

1948-02-07 Passage Contract - Sydney to London (Tilbury) or Southampton

First Class Ticket for Passage from Sydney to Southampton on the SS Orion of the Orient Line, voyage to being on or about the 7th of February 1948 for one adult who paid £115 for passage. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Passenger's Receipt and Copy of the Transportation Contract, American Export Lines, Agents for Italia S.A.N. Genoa

 

1948-04-27 Passage Contract - Alexandria to New York

Passage Receipt and transportation contract for passage on the SS Vulcania of the Italia Line sailing 1 May 1948 from Alexandria to New York for a 24-year-old American male from Dallas, Texas. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Swedish American Line Prepaid Tourist Class Westbound Passage Ticket, Departing from Bremerhaven for New York, Dated 13 November 1951.

 

1951-11-13 Prepaid Passage Contract - Bremen to New York

Prepaid Tourist Class Passage Ticket dated 13 November 1951 for German Immigrant, Departing from Bremerhaven on 24 February 1952 and arriving in New York on 6 March 1962 on the MS Gripsholm of the Swedish American Line. Toral Fare was $193.00. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Front Side, Cunard Line Tourist Class Passage Ticket for Passage on the RMS Queen Mary, Departing from New York for Southampton Dated 7 February 1953.

 

1953-02-07 Passage Ticket - New York to Southampton

Tourist Class passage ticket on the Cunard Line RMS Queen Mary, sailing from New York for Southampton on 7 February 1953 on Pier 90, North River where passengers embarked between 8:30 and 11:30 am for this voyage. Includes Page from the U.S. Departing Passenger and Crew List for this 21-year-old passenger.

 

Front Cover, Eastbound Passage Contract No. E 4699 from the Norwegian America Line dated 29 June 1953

 

1953-07-14 Passage Contract - New York to Bergen

First Class Eastbound passage contract on the Norwegian America Line SS Stavangerfjord sailing on 14 July 1953. Ticket was purchased with the Westbound return passage on the SS Oslofjord sailing on 9 September 1953. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

 

Passenger's Receipt, Italian Line Passage Ticket Contract for Passage on the SS Vulcania, Departing from New York for Naples Dated 15 May 1956.

 

1956-05-15 Passage Ticket Contract - SS Vulcania

Passenger's Receipt, Italian Line Passage Ticket Contract for Passage on the SS Vulcania, Departing from New York for Naples Dated 15 May 1956.

 

SITMAR Passage Contract Ticket for Passage on the SS Castel Felice, Departing from Le Havre to New York Dated 1 September 1956.

 

1956-09-01 Passage Contract - Le Havre to New York

Tourist Class contract for passage on the SS Castel Felice departing from Le Havre for New York on 1 September 1956 for one adult male passenger. Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value computations are included.

 

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Steamship Tickets: Everything You Need To Know Before You Travel

It is a document of paper bearing the name of the line for which it is purchased. On it is a printed agreement to transport the passenger according to the rules of the company, on which is noted the name of the ship, the number of the cabin and the berth.

 

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The GG Archives is the work and passion of two people, Paul Gjenvick, a professional archivist, and Evelyne Gjenvick, a curator. Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. Our research into the RMS Laconia and SS Bergensfjord, the ships that brought two members of the Gjønvik family from Norway to the United States in the early 20th century, has helped us design our site for other genealogists. The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe.