Catalog Card: SS Minnesota Passenger List – 15 October 1927
Archival Box ID: GGA-PL-MISC-02
Archival Box Descripton: Atlantic Transport Line and Red Star Line
📖 Brief Summary
An original Tourist Class Passenger List for the SS Minnesota, Atlantic Transport Line, dated 15 October 1927, covering the voyage from London to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer under Captain Finch. Despite condition flaws, it provides rich genealogical, social, and maritime research value with notable passengers and Student Travel Club connections.
📝 Quick Facts/Reference
- Class: Tourist Class
- Date: 15 October 1927
- Route: London → Boulogne-sur-Mer → New York
- Captain: Finch, R.D., R.N.R.
- Provenance: Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives (GG Archives)
- Condition: Good (see notes)
💰 Estimated Value Range by Sales Channel
- eBay / Online Collectors: $40 – $60
- Specialized Ephemera Dealers: $60 – $85
- Maritime / Immigration Auction Houses: $75 – $100
✨ Value Enhancing Features
- Distinctive illustrated front and back cover design with ATL flag and M-Class steamship.
- Passenger list includes clergy, doctors, and student travelers (link to 1920s Student Travel Club movement).
- Genealogical and immigration research appeal due to extensive passenger listings.
- Includes maps, sailing schedules, and unused log memorandum insert.
📜 Historical Enhancements
Represents the interwar transatlantic travel boom, especially the rise of affordable Tourist Class passages for students, academics, and middle-class travelers.
🩺 Condition Notes
Passenger list was folded vertically, leaving light creasing. Back cover shows remnants from scrapbook removal and part of the central graphic is missing, reducing display value. Staples are rusted with minor staining, but interior pages are VG and free of owner markings.
🏷 Suggested Catalog or Sales Title
Atlantic Transport Line SS Minnesota Tourist Class Passenger List – 15 October 1927 (London–New York)
📑 Auction or Catalog Listing
Rare 1927 Passenger List, SS Minnesota (Atlantic Transport Line), Tourist Class, London–Boulogne–New York. Notable passengers, strong Student Travel Club presence, and rich genealogical content.
📊 Sellability Scorecard
- Rarity: 3/5
- Condition: 2/5
- Artistic/Graphic Appeal: 3/5
- Research/Genealogical Value: 4/5
- Market Demand: 3/5
- Overall: 3/5 (Moderately Collectible)
📚 Cataloging Notes
Stored in Archival Safe Sheet Protector with Secure Top Flap, placed in Archival Box GGA-PL-MISC-02.
📌 Raw Data Used For Input
GGA-PL-MISC-02 MC24 Atlantic Transport Line Minnesota 1927-10-15 1927 London to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer Tourist Good
Provenance: Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives (GG Archives). Commanded by Captain Finch, R.D., R.N.R. Passenger List was folded in half, vertically, Lightly creasing all pages except the back cover. Back Cover has Remnants of Being Extracted from a Scrapbook. Part of the Center Graphic is Missing making it unusable as framing art. Staples are Rusted with mild rust stains on some of the pages near the staples. Otherwise, the contents are in very good condition without any marks from the original passenger. Center Illustration is of a Single Funneled, Two-Masted Steamship of the "M" Class. "Passenger List" is written Above, "Atlantic Transport Line London to New York Direct" is Written on the Bottom of the Illustration, The Back Cover Design with an ATL Flag is Placed Above the Illustration of The Ship in the Sky Area. Below the Illustration is The New York and London Offices with Addresses. The Back Cover, Atlantic Transport Line - The Connecting Link London (Where You Step On) and New York (Where You Step Off) in Three Brown Links Surrounded by White Space. Contents Include Map of New York City Showing Atlantic Transport Line Pier and Head Office in Relation to The Hotel Area, Information for Passengers, Listing of Senior Officers, List of Passengers, Sailing Schedule for 1927, ATL Company Offices in America, and an Atlantic Transport Line Track Chart and Memorandum of Log (Unused). Notable Passengers Included: Rev. T. S. Higgins, Mrs. Higgins, Dr. J. McNamara, Dr. J. Murphy, Mrs. W. R. Sherwood, Mrs. L. M. Wells, Mr. B. G. Thiele, and Mr. R. G. A. Thiele. Note: Numerous Misses listed suggest a strong showing of student travelers, many likely tied to the Student Travel Club movement of the 1920s or studying abroad for the semester.
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