SS Ethiopia Archival Collection

 

 

Ethiopia (1873) Anchor Line

Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 4,005. Dimensions: 402' x 40'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 13 1/2 knots. Compound engines. Masts and Funnels: Three masts and one funnel. Passengers: 110 first, 110 second, 800 third. Launched: August 12, 1873. Maiden voyage: Glasgow-New York, December 13, 1873. Final voyage to New York in 1907. Fate: Sold for scrap in 1907. Sister ship: Bolivia.

 

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Front Cover, First and Second Cabin Passenger List from the SS Ethiopia of the Anchor Steamship Line, Departing Saturday, 18 May 1901, from New York to Glasgow via Moville.

1901-05-18 SS Ethiopia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line

Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin

Date of Departure: 18 May 1901

Route: New York to Glasgow via Moville

Commander: Captain J. Lumsdane

 

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Front Cover, Second Saloon and Third Class on Anchor Line U.S. Mail Steamers.

Anchor Line Second & Third Class Accommodations Brochure - 1902

Six-Panel Flyer from the Anchor Line promotes their weekly service between New York and Glasgow. The brochure provided information about the Second Saloon and Third Class passengers only, including rates of passage and rail rates to or from Glasgow to points in the UK.

 

Front Cover, Anchor Line Transatlantic Steamships. Tours in Ireland, Scotland, and England.

Anchor Line Transatlantic Steamship Tours Brochure - 1904

1904 brochure produced by the Anchor Line focuses on the most popular places of interest and principal cities of Scotland, Ireland, England, and Wales. The booklet features beautiful color images. Many are reproduced on this page.

 

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Sailing Schedule, Glasgow and Liverpool Service, New York-Moville-Glasgow and New York-Queenstown (Cobh)-Liverpool, from 31 July 1889 to 7 November 1889.

Sailing Schedule, Glasgow and Liverpool Service, New York-Moville-Glasgow and New York-Queenstown (Cobh)-Liverpool, from 31 July 1889 to 7 November 1889. Ships Included the Anchoria, Circassia, City of Rome, Devonia, Ethiopia, and Furnessia. SS Furnessia Passenger List, 9 July 1889. GGA Image ID # 20bb730994

 

Sailing Schedule, Glasgow-Moville-New York Service, 19 July 1890 to 29 November 1890.

Sailing Schedule, Glasgow-Moville-New York Service, 19 July 1890 to 29 November 1890. Ships Included the Anchoria, Circassia, City of Rome, Devonia, Ethiopia, and Furnessia. Saloon Passage Rages Glasgow-New York, One Way: $50, $60, or $65. Round Trip Rates: $100, $110, or $120. Second Cabin Rate is $30 (One Way). Liverpool-New York Saloon Passage Rates (One Way): $60, $80, or $100. Round Trip Rates: $120, $144, or $180. Second Cabin Rates (One Way: $30 or $35. SS Circassia Passenger List, 12 July 1890. Obscurred Ships from 15 November to 29 November 1890 were the Furnessia, Devonia, and Circassia. GGA Image ID # 15b7db940b

 

Sailing Schedule, New York-Glasgow Service via Movile (Londonderry), from 24 April 1902 to 15 November 1902.

Sailing Schedule, New York-Glasgow Service via Movile (Londonderry), from 24 April 1902 to 15 November 1902. Ships Included the Ethiopia, Austoria, Anchoria, Columbia, and Furnessia. Issued 7 May 1902. Second and Third Class Accommodations, 1902 Brochure. GGA Image ID # 114b905df3

 

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Second Saloon Rates of Passage For New York -- Glasgow or Londonderry. Published 7 May 1902.

Second Saloon Rates of Passage For New York -- Glasgow or Londonderry. Published 7 May 1902. GGA Image ID # 114ac8fbae

 

Third Class Rates. Outward from New York. Prepaid to New York. Published 7 May 1902.

Third Class Rates. Outward from New York. Prepaid to New York. Published 7 May 1902. GGA Image ID # 114add2db0

 

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Front Cover, Merchant Fleets #9: Anchor Line, by Duncan Haws, 1986.

Anchor Line - Merchant Fleets #9

It contains a chronology of the main events in the company's history and a complete fleet list, which includes detailed technical data and a brief history of each vessel—copiously illustrated with Haws' specially produced scale profile drawings.

 

Front Cover and Spine, Passenger Ships of the World, Past and Present by Eugene W. Smith, 1963.

Passenger Ships of the World - 1963

Passenger Ships of the World, 1963, represents an incredible resource covering passenger ships that are Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific, Trans-Pacific via Panama Canal, Latin American, Africa and the Eastern Oceans, and California-Hawaii.

 

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Advertisement: Anchor Line to America, India, and the Mediterranean, 1891.

Advertisement: Anchor Line to America, India, and the Mediterranean, 1891. Glasgow-New York, Glasgow-Gibraltar-Genoa-Leghorn-Naples-Messina-Palermo-Trieste, Glasgow-Liverpool-Bombay-Calcutta, Marseilles-Liverpool-Glasgow, and Port Said-Ismailia-Suez-Cairo. Black's Picturesque Guide to North Wales, 1891. GGA Image ID # 20bb7913da

 

Advertisement: Anchor Line Services Glasgow to New York, Mediterranean, India, and Other Routes, 1894.

Advertisement: Anchor Line Services Glasgow to New York, Mediterranean, India, and Other Routes, 1894. London and North Western Railway Official Guide, 1894. GGA Image ID # 20bbe6b512

 

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Back Cover, SS Ethiopia First and Second Cabin Passenger List, 18 May 1901.

Back Cover, SS Ethiopia First and Second Cabin Passenger List, 18 May 1901. Glasgow International Exhibition 1901. Patron - Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen. May to November 1901. GGA Image ID # 21246830d4

 

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