Catalog Card: SS Caledonia Passenger List – 26 March 1910

Archival Box ID: GGA-PL-MISC-01

Archival Box Descripton: American Line and Anchor Line Passenger Lists.

📖 Brief Summary

A richly detailed passenger list for the Anchor Line’s SS Caledonia, departing Glasgow for New York via Moville on 26 March 1910. This item covers both Saloon and Second Class passengers and features vivid cover art, handwritten notes from the original passenger, and a partial track chart with navigational data.

📝 Quick Facts/Reference

• Class: Saloon and Second Class
• Date: 26 March 1910
• Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
• Captain: Walter Baxter
• Provenance: Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives (GG Archives)
• Condition: Good

💰 Estimated Value Range by Sales Channel

• eBay (Auction): $50–$85
• Specialist Ephemera Dealer: $90–$125
• Direct to Institution or Collector: $100–$150

✨ Value Enhancing Features

• Dual class listings (Saloon and Second Class)
• Artistic full-color cover illustration of steamship
• Passenger annotations and navigational log
• 1910 sailing schedule and detailed staff listing including eight stewardesses
• Track chart with handwritten log of latitude, longitude, course, and distance

📜 Historical Enhancements

• Represents early 20th-century transatlantic migration
• Includes passenger notes indicating destination (e.g., Vancouver) and forwarding address in Hoboken, NJ
• Onboard documentation of ocean navigation practices

🩺 Condition Notes

• Folded vertically (all pages show creases)
• Minor passenger notations (non-obtrusive)
• Otherwise well-preserved and clean

🏷 Suggested Catalog or Sales Title

SS Caledonia Passenger List – 26 March 1910 – Glasgow to New York – Anchor Line

📑 Auction or Catalog Listing

Anchor Line SS Caledonia Passenger List, Saloon & Second Class, 26 March 1910 – Transatlantic Voyage with Annotated Track Chart

📊 Sellability Scorecard

• Artistic Appeal: 4
• Genealogical Value: 5
• Rarity: 4
• Historical Interest: 4
• Overall Condition: 3.5

📚 Cataloging Notes

• Stored in archival-safe sheet protector with secure top flap
• Housed in acid-free archival boxes
• Track chart log adds unique value and documentation of voyage details

📌 Raw Data Used For Input

GGA-PL-MISC-01 MB05 Anchor Steamship Line Caledonia 1910-03-26 1910 Glasgow to New York via Moville Cabin Good

Provenance: Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives (GG Archives). Commanded by Captain Walter Baxter. Cabin Passenger are listed separately as Saloon and Second Class. Passenger List was Folded Vertically. Sailing Schedule for 1910 Included. Original Passenger Wrote on Two Pages Mr. David Adams, "C.E." and "Going to Vancouver" and on the margins of the second page of passenger listings at the bottom margin wrote "C/O Mrs. Milne, 333 Jefferson St, Hoboken | El Pasa" No other markings outside of track chart. Eight Stewardesses were listed: Miss Macfarlane, Mrs. Craigie, Miss Nell, Miss Fraser, Mrs. Drinnan, Mrs. Harper, Mrs. McVicar, and Mrs. Black. Information for Passengers, Second Class Appears on the Inside Back Cover. Anchor Line Track Chart and Memorandum was Recorded by Original Passenger for the first Three Days of the Voyage with Date, Latitude, Longitude, Course, and Distance. Front Cover has a large Painting of a 2-funneled, 2-masted Steamship Surrounded by the text "Anchor Line" above and "Passenger List" below the image. Notable Individuals Included: Colonel Hamilton and Mr. Reg. F. Jopling.

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