Catalog Card: SS Minnetonka Passenger List – 27 September 1930
Archival Box ID: GGA-PL-MISC-02
Archival Box Descriptson: Atlantic Transport Line and Red Star Line
📖 Brief Summary
A First Class Passenger List from the Atlantic Transport Line’s SS Minnetonka, sailing 27 September 1930 from London to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, under the command of Captain Thomas F. Gates, C.B.E. This well-preserved ephemera provides genealogical, historical, and maritime research value with a distinguished roster of passengers.
📝 Quick Facts/Reference
- Class: First Class
- Date: 27 September 1930
- Route: London – Boulogne-sur-Mer – New York
- Captain: Thomas F. Gates, C.B.E.
- Provenance: Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives (GG Archives)
- Condition: Very Good
💰 Estimated Value Range by Sales Channel
- Private Collectors: $125 – $175
- Specialized Ephemera Auctions: $100 – $150
- Genealogical / Maritime Historians: $90 – $125
- General Antique Dealers: $75 – $100
✨ Value Enhancing Features
- Strong graphic appeal with large ATL company flag and elegant typography.
- Rich genealogical and historical research value, listing many notable individuals.
- Practical inserts including sailing schedules, wireless information, maps, and log chart.
- Excellent preservation of internal pages with no markings.
- Provenance from the GG Archives ensures trusted authenticity.
📜 Historical Enhancements
This passenger list is historically significant as it captures transatlantic travel in the early 1930s, just before the decline of the Atlantic Transport Line during the Great Depression. The inclusion of detailed sailing schedules, ocean wireless communications, and promotional materials for the Panama Pacific Line reflects the competitive nature of steamship companies in this era.
🩺 Condition Notes
• Minor edge wear on front and inside covers due to smaller internal page size.
• Back cover shows light debris from scrapbook removal.
• Staples beginning to rust but without staining.
• Internal pages remain in very good to excellent condition, unmarked.
🏷 Suggested Catalog or Sales Title
Atlantic Transport Line – SS Minnetonka – First Class Passenger List – London to New York – 27 September 1930
📑 Auction or Catalog Listing
SS Minnetonka (Atlantic Transport Line) First Class Passenger List, London – Boulogne-sur-Mer – New York, 27 September 1930. Commanded by Captain Thomas F. Gates, C.B.E. Condition VG. Includes sailing schedules, wireless information, maps, and unused memorandum of log. Provenance: Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives (GG Archives).
📊 Sellability Scorecard
- Rarity: ★★★★☆
- Condition: ★★★☆☆
- Graphic Appeal: ★★★★☆
- Research Value: ★★★★☆
- Market Demand: ★★★☆☆
📚 Cataloging Notes
Ephemera, including all passenger lists of the GG Archives, are stored in archival safe sheet protectors with secure top flap and placed in archival box GGA-PL-MISC-02.
📌 Raw Data Used For Input
GGA-PL-MISC-02 MC34 Atlantic Transport Line Minnetonka 1930-09-27 1930 London to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer First VG
Provenance: Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives (GG Archives). Commanded by Captain Thomas F. Gates, C.B.E. Front Cover Shows minor Edge Wear, likely due to the smaller size of the Internal Pages - about 1/4" on the Top, Right, and Bottom edges are affected. Back Cover is Blank but has minor residual debris from being carefully extracted from a scrapbook. Inside Covers have same issue as Front Cover. Internal pages are in very good to excellent condition with no markings from the original passenger. Staples are beginning to rust but no staining. Front Cover Features Elegant Typography and a large ATL Company Flag in the Center. "Atlantic Transport Line" Appears above the flag and "Passenger List" Appears Below. Contents Include: Map of New York City Showing Atlantic Transport Line Pier and Head Office, an extensive Information for Passengers, Return Accommodation, Special Notice Regarding Professional Gamblers, Recovery of US Head Tax, Listing of Senior Officers, List of Passengers, Time on Shipboard, Letters and Landing Arrangements at New York, Wireless Telegram Rates, Long Range Wireless Service, Special Rate Messages (Ocean Letters and Poste Radiograms), ATL and RSL Sailing Schedules, London-Boulogne-New York and Southampton-Cherbourg-New York or Canadian Ports, from 2 August 1930 to 14 February 1931, Map of the English Channel with Inset Map of Long Island, NY, Table of Distances in Nautical Miles, Promotion of Panama Pacific Line and ATL Company Offices in America, and Atlantic Transport Line Track Chart of the Atlantic Ocean Showing the Northern, Southern, and Extra Southern Tracks (Routes) and Memorandum of Log (Unused). Notable Individuals Included: Col. W. H. Hutchings, Captain Otho Fulton, Dr. H. G. Bugbee, Dr. Stanley W. Pallister, Hon. Mrs. Rupert Gwynne, Mr. Newton C. Boykin, and Miss Mary E. Stewart-Richardson.
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