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President Harding (1921) United States Lines

Built by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N. J. Tonnage: 13,869. Dimensions: 516' x 72' (535' o.l.). Twin-screw, 18 knots. Four steam turbines. Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 300 first and 325 third class. Commenced service as President Harding in August 1922. Renamed: Ville de Bruges (1939) Antwerp Navigation Co. Fate: Bombed and sunk by Nazi aircraft in River Scheldt, May 14, 1940. Previously Named: Ex-President Taft (1922), ex-Lone Star State (1922). Sister ship: President Roosevelt.

1923-01-06 SS President Harding Passenger List

First Cabin Passenger List for the SS President Harding of the United States Lines, Departing 6 January 1923 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain P. C. Grening, U.S.N.R.

1926-07-28 SS President Harding Passenger List

Cabin Passenger List for the SS President Harding of the United States Lines, Departing 28 July 1926 from New York for Bremen via Cobh (Queenstown), Plymouth, and Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain Theodore Van Beek, USNR. Listing includes Seapost Clerks, Summary of Passengers and Crew, and Information for Passengers Section. Récapitulation: 239 Cabin Class, 193 Third Class, 4 Seapost Personnel, 231 Commander, Officers, and Crew, 667 Total on Board.

1926-09-08 SS President Harding Passenger List

Cabin Passenger List for the SS President Harding of the United States Lines, Departing 8 September 1926 from Bremen to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh (Queenstown), Commanded by Captain Theodore Van Beek, U.S.N.R.F. Récapitulation: 271 Cabin Class, 363 Third Class, 4 Seapost, 1 Stowaway, 232 Commander, Officers, and Crew, 871 Total on Board.

1927-03-16 SS President Harding Passenger List

Cabin Passenger List for the SS President Harding of the United States Lines, Departing 16 March 1927 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain Theodore Van Beek, U.S.N.R. Récapitulation: 154 Cabin Class, 275 Third Class, 4 Seapost, 229 Commander, Officers, and Crew, 1 Stowaway, 663 Total on Board.

1928-07-18 SS President Harding Passenger List

Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS President Harding of the United States Lines, Departing 18 July 1928 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain William Rind, USNR. Récapitulation: 182 Cabin Class, 110 Third Class, 233 Commander, Officers, and Crew, 625 Total on Board.

1930-09-17 SS President Harding Passenger List

Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS President Harding of the United States Lines, Departing 17 September 1930 from Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain John L. Beebe, USNR. Récapitulation: 278 Cabin, 125 Third Class, 233 Commander, Officers, and Crew, 636 Total on Board.

1937-09-01 SS President Harding Passenger List

Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS President Harding of the United States Lines, Departing 1 September 1937 from Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Queenstown (Cobh), Commanded by Captain James E. Roberts, Lt., Cmdr. U.S.N.R. Récapitulation: 206 Cabin, 238 Third Cabin, 2 Seapost Officials, 259 Commander, Officers, and Crew, 705 Total on Board.

1938-09-14 SS President Harding Passenger List

Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS President Harding of the United States Lines, Departing 14 September 1938 from Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh, Commanded by Captain James E. Roberts (Lt. Cmdr. USNR).

1922 - Passenger Ships of the United States Lines

One of the first and most comprehensive brochures on the early beginnings of the United States Lines. Many photographs documents the cabin class (First Class/Second Class) amenities on the many ships of the USL. Undated, but likely published in 1922 before the Leviathan came into service in 1923. Featured Ships: George Washington, America, President Roosevelt, President Harding, President Monroe, President Adams, President Van Buren, President Polk, President Garfield, President Fillmore, and President Arthur.

1923 - USL Third Class Passage to Europe

The ships included in this 1923 brochure from the United States Lines include the great Leviathan, the largest liner in the world; the popular George Washington; America, largest "cabin" ship in the world; the famous "President" ships, President Harding and President Roosevelt, and the newly reconditioned Republic.

1924 - USL - New York - Plymouth - Cherbourg - Southampton - Bremen

32-Page brochure from the United States Lines provides many interior views of their fleet of transatlantic steamships published in 1924. This brochure does not include their flagship -- the SS Leviathan as they prepared a separate booklet for that ship. Featured Ships: George Washington, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic.

1924 - United States Lines - The American Way to Europe

Comprehensive brochure from the United States Lines developed to provide information and photographs that describe the ships and amenities geared to Americans traveling to Europe. Also contains brief information on sites to see in European countries along with passport information. Featured Ships: America, George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic.

Spring and Summer Travel - 1938

Life on board an Ocean Liner of the United States Lines shown in these photographs taken on the SS Washington and SS Manhattan including a photo of Commodore Albert J. Randall of the Manhattan. Photographs taken from the ocean liners of the United States Lines showing views of the harbors, sea and activities nearing the ports of call are also included.

Travel in Luxury at Low Cost - 1939

Make a Pleasure Cruise of Your Crossing to New York! Travel in Luxury at Low Cost with American Hospitality with United States Lines. The SS Manhattan and SS Washington, alternating with the SS President Harding and SS President Roosevelt, maintain a weekly service every Friday from Southampton to New York.

1934-04-07 SS President Harding Dinner Menu Card

Vintage Dinner Bill of Fare Card from Saturday, 7 April 1934 on board the SS President Harding of the United States Lines featured Calf’s Head en Tortue, Baked Mackerel, Mexicaine, and FeaturedDessert for dessert. The reverse side contained weather notations by the passengers.

1934-04-08 SS President Harding Breakfast Menu Card

Colorful breakfast Bill of Fare card from the SS President Harding offered a Third Cabin viewpoint through the passenger's diary of the day written on the back of the menu.

1934-04-10 SS President Harding Luncheon Menu

Vintage Third Cabin Luncheon Menu from 10 April 1934 on board the SS President Harding of the United States Lines featured Braised Short Ribs of Beef, Fermière, Irish Lamb Stew, and Bon Bon Biscuits for dessert. Reverse Side contained personal notes from the passenger regarding voyage.

1934-04-12 SS President Harding Farewell Dinner Menu

Vintage Farewell Dinner Bill of Fare from 12 April 1934 on board the SS President Harding of the United States Lines featured Fried Plaice, Meunière, Baked Irish Ham, and Neapolitan Ice Cream for dessert. The Bill of Fare included the Credo for the United States Lines.

1934-04-13 SS President Harding Breakfast Menu Card

Vintage Third Cabin Breakfast Bill of Fare Card from 13 April 1934 featured Salt Mackerel, Clear Butter, Scrambled Eggs with Bacon or Plain, and Fried Country Sausage.

1934-04-13 SS President Harding Dinner Menu Card

Vintage Third Cabin Dinner Bill of Fare Card from Friday, 13 April 1934 featured Lamb Stew à la Bretonne, Roast Beef au Jus, and Chocolate Pudding, Vanilla Sauce for dessert.

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, from 12 July 1922 to 13 October 1922. Ships Included the America, George Washington, President Arthur, President Filmore, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Susquehanna. SS America Passenger List, 12 July 1922. GGA Image ID # 1e2d1b41c3

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, from 6 January 1923 to 9 June 1923. Ships Included the America, George Washington, President Arthur, President Fillmore, President Harding, and President Roosevelt. SS President Harding Passenger List, 6 January 1923. GGA Image ID # 1eed82bf51

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, from 22 February 1924 to 7 June 1924. Ships Included the America, George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, and President Roosevelt. SS America Passenger List, 22 February 1924. GGA Image ID # 1e2d267528

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, from 27 July 1924 to 13 November 1924. Ships Included the America, George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS America Passenger List 27 July 1924. GGA Image ID # 1e2da1c89a

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, from 29 September 1924 to 28 January 1925. Ships Included the America, George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, and President Roosevelt. SS America Passenger List, 29 September 1924. GGA Image ID # 1e2e31a1b9

Eastbound Sailings, New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 28 July 1926 to 5 November 1926. Ships Included the George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS Leviathan Passenger List, 10 August 1926. GGA Image ID # 1e1ca0177e

Westbound Sailings, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Cobh-New York, from 11 August 1926 to 19 November 1926. Ships Included the George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS Leviathan Passenger List, 10 August 1926. GGA Image ID # 1e1d0d3a92

Sailing Schedule, USL Steamers from New York, from 9 September 1926 to 20 December 1926. Ships Included the George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS Republic Passenger List, 24 September 1926. GGA Image ID # 1e59cf074f

Sailing Schedule, USL Steamers to New York, from 24 September 1926 to 5 January 1927. Ships Included the George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS Republic Passenger List, 24 September 1926. GGA Image ID # 1e5a2cd0d2

Eastbound Sailing Schedule, New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 6 April 1927 to 26 August 1926. Ships Included the George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS Leviathan Passenger List, 19 April 1927. GGA Image ID # 1e1daba3bf

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, from 21 April 1926 to 29 September 1926. Ships Included the America, George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS President Harding Passenger List, 28 July 1926. GGA Image ID # 1eee5e7587

Westbound Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, from 8 September 1926 to 14 January 1927. Ships Included the George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS President Harding Passenger List, 8 September 1926. GGA Image ID # 1ef0591b3d

Eastbound Sailing Schedule, New York-Queenstown-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 25 August 1926 to 31 December 1926. Ships Included the George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS President Harding Passenger List, 8 September 1926. GGA Image ID # 1ef0b17ba9

Westbound Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, from 16 March 1927 to 7 October 1927. Ships Included the George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS President Harding Passenger List, 16 March 1927. GGA Image ID # 1ef206cda3

Eastbound Sailing Schedule, New York-Queenstown (Cobh)-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Southampton-Bremen, from 2 March 1927 to 18 September 1927. Ships Included the George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS President Harding Passenger List, 16 March 1927. GGA Image ID # 1ef20736e7

Westbound Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Cobh-New York, from 20 April 1927 to 5 September 1927. Ships Included the George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS Leviathan Passenger List, 19 April 1927. GGA Image ID # 1e1e272d88

Westbound Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Cobh-New York, from 8 September 1927 to 15 January 1928. Ships Included the George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS Leviathan Passenger List, 11 October 1927. GGA Image ID # 1e1f3b4d45

Eastbound Sailing Schedule, New York-Cobh-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 26 August 1927 to 13 January 1928. Ships Included the George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS Leviathan Passenger List, 11 October 1927. GGA Image ID # 1e1ef6a539

Sailing Schedule, New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 29 February 1928 to 22 June 1928. Ships Included the America, George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Repubic. SS Leviathan Passenger List, 13 March 1928. GGA Image ID # 1e9ee0cbea

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Cobh-New York, from 14 March 1928 to 30 June 1938. Ships Included the America, George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS Leviathan Passenger List, 13 March 1928. GGA Image ID # 1e9f06df21

Eastbound Sailing Schedule, New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 20 August 1929 to 27 November 1929. Ships Included the America, George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS Leviathan Passenger List, 27 August 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e1fbe0cd2

Westbound Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Cobh-New York, from 4 September 1929 to 5 December 1929. Ships included the America, America, George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS Leviathan Passenger List, 27 August 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e1fddf5a8

Eastbound Sailing Schedule, From New York to Plymouth, Cherbourg, and Hamburg, from 26 July 1930 to 23 January 1931. Ships Included the America, George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS George Washington Passenger List, 5 August 1930. GGA Image ID # 1e8781a11e

Westbound Sailing Schedule from Hambourg to Southampton, Cherbourg, Cobh (Queenstown), and New York, from 10 August 1930 to 6 February 1931. Ships Included the America, George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS George Washington Passenger List, 5 August 1930. GGA Image ID # 1e877c72a1

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Le Havre-Southampton-Cobh-New York, From 21 October 1936 to 30 September 1937. Ships Included the Manhattan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Washington. SS Manhattan Passenger List, 21 October 1921. GGA Image ID # 1ea765afac

Sailing Schedule, New York-Cobh-Plymouth-Le Havre-Hamburg, From 14 October 1936 to 14 October 1937. Ships Included the Manhattan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Washington. SS Manhattan Passenger List, 21 October 1921. GGA Image ID # 1ea777d833

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Le Havre-Southampton-Cobh-New York, from 22 June 1938 to 5 January 1939. Ships Included the Manhattan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Washington. Westbound passengers embarking at Havre. Southampton or Cobh are advised to verify the hour of departure by communicating with our nearest European office a few days prior to their scheduled return, sailing hours of steamers from these ports being subject to minor changes due to tide and weather conditions. SS Manhattan Passenger List, 29 June 1938. GGA Image ID # 1ea8f390ed

Sailing Schedule, New York-Cobh-Plymouth-Le Havre-Hamburg, from 22 June 1938 to 22 December 1938. Ships Included the Manhattan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Washington. SS Manhattan Passenger List, 29 June 1938. GGA Image ID # 1ea95303be

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Le Havre-Southampton-Cobh-New York, from 16 August 1939 to 4 January 1940. Ships Included the Manhattan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Washington. SS Washington Passenger List, 22 August 1939. GGA Image ID # 1edfa341bf

Worldwide Route Map of the United States Lines. The Scope and Importance of the United States Merchant Marine Passenger Service May Be Visualized from the Above Map. It Will Be Seen That the American Flag Is Now a Familiar Sight in Most of the Important Ports of the World. Arrangements Are Made by the Various Companies Operating Government Ships so That the Traveler Bound to Some Other Port Than Those Indicated as Shipping Board Ports of Call May Be Transferred to the Best Available Ships Calling at His Destination. USL Passenger Ships Brochure, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11fe5d95d1

The United States Lines Route Map - The American Way to Europe, 1924. GGA Image ID # 1205d48133

United States Lines Fleet List for Bremen and London Services, 1922. Bremen Service Ships Included the America, George Washington, President Arthur, President Fillmore, President Harding, and President Roosevelt. London Service Ships Included the President Adams, President Garfield, President Monroe, President Polk, and President Van Buren. SS America Passenger List, 12 July 1922. GGA Image ID # 1e2d0848bb

USL Fleet List and Services, 1923. SS President Harding Passenger List, 6 January 1923. GGA Image ID # 1eed690edb

United States Lines Fleet List for Passenger and Freight Services, 1924. Passenger Ships Included the America, George Washington, Leviathan, President Harding, President Roosevelt, and Republic. SS America Passenger List, 27 July 1924. GGA Image ID # 1e2dc18e1a

USL Fleet List, 1926. SS President Harding Passenger List, 28 July 1926. GGA Image ID # 1eee4d1fbd

United States Lines Fleet List and Express Services, 1926. SS President Harding Passenger List, 8 September 1926. GGA Image ID # 1ef0389fec

Trans-Pacific and South America Service, United States Lines, 1926. SS President Harding Passenger List, 8 September 1926. GGA Image ID # 1ef1096fae

Taxi Rates, from Hoboken, NJ to New York, Brooklyn, Other Points, All Other Points, 1923. SS President Harding Passenger List, 6 January 1923. GGA Image ID # 1eed7174dc

New York Taxi Rates from Hoboken to New York, Brooklyn, and to All Other Points, 1926. SS President Harding Passenger List, 8 September 1926. GGA Image ID # 1ef14484b5

New York Taxi Rates from Hoboken to New York, Brooklyn, and All Other Points, 1927. GGA Image ID # 1ef1db1da8

Advertisement, United States Lines Freight Department, 1923. SS President Harding Passenger List, 6 January 1923. GGA Image ID # 1eedb52009

Advertisement (1923), United States Lines / United States Shipping Board. Ships Mentioned Include the SS Leviathan (The Largest Ship in the World), SS George Washington, SS President Roosevelt, SS President Harding. Ocean Records, May 1923. GGA Image ID # 1e67be81f5

Panama Pacific Line, a United States Lines Company, Advertisement for a 17-Day, 5,000 Mile "Cruse-Voyages" via the Famous Sunshine Route to California and Mexico by Sea for $160.00 up ($185 up, Some Seasons) 1938. GGA Image ID # 15e208cae4

Ship's Officers' Sleeve Stripes, United States Lines SS President Harding Cabin Class Passenger List - 1 September 1937. GGA Image ID # 166c9f879c

First Class Dining Saloon. In the Luxury of Its Appointments and the Exquisite Good Taste of Its Decorations, This Typical Dining Saloon of a "535" Vessel Brings to Mind the Atmosphere of an Exclusive Metropolitan Restaurant. Courteous, Efficient Stewards Attend the Slightest Wants of the Guests. Prepared by Expert Chefs, the Cuisine Is Worthy of the Surroundings in Which It Is Served. USL Passenger Ships, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11f6103238

First Class Social Hall. This Social Hall, Which Gives Some Idea of the Elegance of the Interior Arrangements of the "535" Vessels, Recalls the Stately Drawing Room of Some Old Virginia Manor House. Decorated in the Classic Colonial Style—the Only True American Style, and Therefore the Most Suitable for an American Ship—This Room Is Naturally the Center of the Social Life of the Ship. USL Passenger Ships, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11f6147c41

Parlor Bedroom with Bath in Special Deluxe Suites. Special Suites Deluxe Are Provided on All Vessels of the "535" Type for Those Who Desire Extra Conveniences and Comfort. These Consist of the Proverbial 'Parlor, Bedroom and Bath," so Sumptuously Fitted out That They Rival the Owner's Suite on a Millionaire's Private Yacht. These Apartments Represent the Acme of Sea-Going Luxury. USL Passenger Ships, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11f66d85cb

Passengers Playing Quoits on the Boat Deck. On the Wide Boat Decks of the "535" Ships May Always Be Found Groups of Young People Trying Their Hand at New Sports and Games. Quoits and Shuffleboard, the Old-Established Favorites, Are Now Being Elbowed Aside by the New Deck Golf and Deck Tennis. These United States Government Ships Were Designed so That There Is an Abundance of Deck Space for the Passengers. USL Passenger Ships, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11f6769f28

First-Class Writing Room. Most People Find an Ocean Voyage an Admirable Time to Make up Their Arrears of Correspondence. There Are Steamer Letters to Answer and Business to Transact. To Those so Minded, the Writing Room on Board All the Liners of the"535" Type Offers a Quiet Retreat Where They Can Tell Their Friends on Shore All the Pleasures and Adventures of the Trip. USL Passenger Ships, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11f6849390

"Tea for Three"—or Two, If You Prefer. Americans Are Taking More and More Kindly to the Shipboard Custom of Breaking up the Long Afternoon Hours with Five O'Clock Tea. After a Day of Deck Sports and Recreation in the Bracing Sea Air, There Is No More Pleasant Way to End the Afternoon Than Tea in the Garden-Like Tea Room, Which Is Always Found on These Splendid "535" Ships. USL Passenger Ships, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11f77330c7

There Is Something Pleasant and Almost Inspiring in the Sight of the Scrupulously Clean Kitchen in Which the Food Is Prepared on the "535" Liners. The Old Ill-Smelling Ship's Galley Familiar to All Travelers Has Been Done Away with on U. S. Government Liners. Few Hotels Can Boast of Such Modern, Scientific Equipment. The Spotlessness of These Kitchens Would Put the Proverbial Dutch Housewife to Shame. USL Passenger Ships, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11f8636a5f

A Delightful Place to Lounge Away an Hour or so of a Day at Sea Is the Deck Tea Room. This Semi-Enclosed Space of Deck Is a Feature of All the "535" Ships. Facing Aft, It Affords a View down the Deck to the Ever-Widening Track of Foam Stretching from the Stern of the Vessel Towards the Distant Curve of the Horizon. USL Passenger Ships, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11f920a597

The Grand Stairway of a "535" Vessel Makes a Fit Setting for the American Type of Feminine Loveliness. in Keeping with the General Style of the Decoration of the Ship, the Stairway Is Colonial, Effective Because of the Very Simplicity of Its Design. In Every Respect, the Interior Arrangements of These Vessels Can Be Duplicated in Very Few Ships That Sail Under Other Flags. USL Passenger Ships, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11f9226139

The Ship's Bands of the "535" Vessels Are the Great Propagators of American Dance Music All over the World. When These Ships Are in Ports Three Thousand Miles from Home, the Bands Are Greatly in Demand to Provide Music for Dances at the Great Foreign Hotels. On Shipboard They Give Daily Concerts and Dances. USL Passenger Ships, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11f96bde5b

One of the Private Dining Tables Available for Third Class Passengers on the SS President Harding. Third Class Passage to Europe, 1923. GGA Image ID # 11cec82526

Third Class Smoking Room on the SS President Harding. Third Class Passage to Europe, 1923. GGA Image ID # 11cf3d9e0e

Third Class Four-Berth Stateroom on the SS President Harding. Third Class Passage to Europe, 1923. GGA Image ID # 11d24a2e91

First Class Social Hall on the SS President Harding. Some idea of the interior arrangements of the "535" vessels may be obtained from this photograph of the Social Hall. Decorations follow the Colonial style—this room is made the center of all the many gay social activities which make every voyage such a delightful experience. USL Transatlantic Destinations, 1920s. GGA Image ID # 1249471f60

First Class Writing Room on the SS President Harding. The quietly toned Writing Rooms on these "535's" with their air of silence and luxury furnish a keynote to the general taste and refinement found in every detail on these ships. You may catch up on your correspondence here and mail it on board ship to insure the quickest delivery on arrival. USL Transatlantic Destinations, 1920s. GGA Image ID # 1249fc10bb

First Class Smoking Room on the SS President Harding. An ideal place to spend many care-free hours at sea. Beauty and comfort go hand in hand in this sunny spacious Smoking Room with its large French windows looking out on the promenade deck. The beautiful painting over the mantlepiece gives the color note. USL Transatlantic Destinations, 1920s. GGA Image ID # 124a398357

A Shelter Deck Tea Room on the SS President Harding. Sheltered here from both wind and strong sunshine is an "intimate" nook. Tea and refreshments are served here—games of cards may be flayed, or you may simply repose and watch the endless track your liner leaves behind her in her journey across the Atlantic. USL Transatlantic Destinations, 1920s. GGA Image ID # 124a85cb58

Deluxe Suite Private Breakfast Room on the SS President Harding. This private Breakfast Room of one of the suites deluxe is an example of the excellent luxury to be found on the SS President Roosevelt and the SS President Harding. Every detail is as perfectly arranged as ingenuity and money can devise—plus the quiet tone of ultra-refinement. USL Transatlantic Destinations, 1920s. GGA Image ID # 124b08ef4c

Cabin ClassTea Room on the SS President Harding. USL American Way to Europe, 1924. GGA Image ID # 120037856c

Outside Cabin Class Room President Harding And Rosevelt $147. Here's a Large, Airy Outside Cabin Class Room on the SS President Harding and President Roosevelt—a Real "Buy" for the Money. Twin Beds, Night Table, Full-Length Ward-Robes and Look at the Size of the Dresser. USL SPring and Summer Travel, 1938. GGA Image ID # 1eb1994fee

Passengers Dining on the SS President Harding Circa 1938. From Left to Right: Ship Steward, Judith Mary Morris-Mason in a Floral Dress, a Small Boy in Front With a Fancy Dress Is John Ritchie Morris, Ship Crew – Note He Has Two Strips on His Sleeve. This Photo Was Taken in Late 1938/39. I Am Not Sure If It Occurred Over the Year-End That They Sailed, and the Pics Are of a New Year Party on the Ship. Many Children Were Moved From the UK to the USA During WWII in ~ 1939. Photograph Courtesy of Ritchie Morris, South Africa. GGA Image ID # 15e237f3ee

Another Group of Passengers in the Dining Room on the SS President Harding circa 1938. Photograph Coutesy of Ritchie Morris, South Africa. GGA Image ID # 15e250b3e0

Judith Poses on the Boat Deck of the SS President Harding c1938. GGA Image ID # 1ef44eb16a

Unidentified Passenger on Stairway on the Boat Deck of the SS President Harding c1938. GGA Image ID # 1ef47de2a0

For Cruising in Tropical Waters, Four Ships of the "535" Type — American Legion, Pan America, Western World, and Southern Cross — Have Been Equipped with Special Refrigerating Machinery. They Are Operated by the Munson Steamship Lines in the Service Between New York and the East Coast of South America. The American Legion Holds the Record Between New York and Rio de Janeiro. USL Passenger Ships, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11f988e094

Ships of the "535" Type Are Oil-Burning Vessels, 535 Feet Long and 21,000 Tons Displacement. The United States Lines Operate President Harding and President Roosevelt. The Admiral-Oriental Line Operates Five—President Jefferson, President Madison, President Mckinley, President Jackson, and President Grant. The Pacific Mail S. S. Company Also Operates Five of These Famous Ships—President Pierce, President Cleveland, President Wilson, President Taft, and President Lincoln. USL Passenger Ships, 1922. GGA Image ID # 11f5e2897a

The Steamships President Harding and President Roosevelt -- The Famous "535s" Were American Built. Third Class Passage to Europe, 1923. Third Class to Europe, 1923. GGA Image ID # 11d36c0795

The SS President Harding and SS President Roosevelt. The swift sister ships are of the "535" type, 535 feet from bow to stern and of 14,127 gross registered tons. They have excellent stateroom accommodations and spacious promenade decks. Cuisine and service are unrivaled. USL Transatlantic Destinations, 1920s. GGA Image ID # 124936bc6d

Sister Ships SS President Harding and SS President Roosevelt. USL American Way to Europe, 1924. GGA Image ID # 12052d34aa

Passenger Notations, SS President Harding Dinner Menu Card - 7 April 1934. GGA Image ID # 1ef2452eac

A Daily Diary Entry for a Third Class Passenger, Written on the Backside of a Vintage Breakfast Menu Card From Sunday, 8 April 1934 Onboard the SS President Harding of the United States Lines. GGA Image ID # 1577c84a62

Passenger Notation - SS President Harding Luncheon Menu Card - 10 April 1934. GGA Image ID # 1ef2aa2ccd

Information for Passengers - January 1923

Hours for Meals are posted at the Information Bureau on the steamer.

Lights are extinguished in the Saloon at 11 p. Lounge, Reading Room and Smoking Room at 11:30 pm Divine Service in the Saloon on Sunday at 10.30 a m.

INFORMATION BUREAU This office has been provided for the convenience of Passengers, where all inquiries for information of a general character should be made.

Passengers should personally ascertain whether there is any mail for them before disembarking, and they are invited to leave their addresses at the Information Bureau for later dispatches to be redirected.

Passengers’ Addresses may be left at the Information Bureau in order that any letters sent to the care of the Company may be forwarded.

None of the ship’s staff, other than those on duty in the Information Bureau, is authorized to accept Letters, cables and Telegrams for dispatch.

Passengers are requested to ask for a receipt on the Lines’ Form for any additional Passage Money, Chair Hire, or Freight paid on board.

LETTERS, CABLES AND TELEGRAMS Letters, Cables and Telegrams are received at the Information Bureau for despatch, and Postage Stamps can be purchased, also all Mails will be distributed there. Cablegrams and Telegrams should be handed in an hour before the arrival at any port of call.

LETTERS, ETC., FOR PASSENGERS Letters, etc., for passengers will be brought on board before the passengers land.

WIRELESS SERVICE The long range wireless equipment permits of the vessel communicating with the shore from any point during the trip to or from Europe. Passengers desiring to send message will consult the operator for rates.

SEATS AT TABLE Passengers who have not previously arranged for seats at table to be reserved should apply for same to the Chief Steward.

SMOKING

Passengers are requested not to smoke in the Dining Saloons.

SPECIAL NOTICE To save passengers from annoyance and inconvenience through being solicited for contributions for the benefit of the Musicians, special arrangements have been made whereby the Musicians engaged in the orchestra and in the band are paid a liberal extra allowance by the United States Lines for the services they render.

It is suggested that passengers refrain from contributing to funds for the Musicians, and that such contributions as they care to make be limited to those for charitable purposes such as concern Seamen, their widows and orphans, and deliver same to the Purser, taking receipt therefor. Information as to the manner in which such contributions or collections are distributed by the Management of the United States Lines will be furnished by the Purser, and also announced at the time such collections are undertaken or reported.

In the event passengers prefer not to follow the suggestion made herein the Commander will upon written request authorize collections to be made for the joint benefit of the Musicians and for charitable purposes, which will be distributed by the Management upon the basis of 30% to the Musicians and 70% to Charity.

Collections should not be undertaken without first securing the approval of the Commander.

DECK CHAIRS and STEAMER RUGS These may be hired at $1.50 each for the voyage on application to the deck steward.

ELECTRIC BATH The Charge for the use of the Electric Bath is fixed at $1.50.

MEDICAL ATTENTION The Surgeon is always at the disposal of those passengers requiring his services. In case of illness originating on board, or after the departure of the steamer, no charge will be made for those services, and such medicines as are prescribed by the Ship’s Surgeons will be furnished without expense to the passengers. In cases of illness, not originating on board, the Surgeon is permitted to make the following charges:

For office visits, $1.00 per visit For stateroom visits, $2.00 per visit with a maximum charge of $4.00 per day.

If the passengers consider that the charges made by the Surgeon for such services as he renders are improper or excessive, they are requested, before paying same, to take up the question with the Commander, and the bill will be either adjusted to a basis that will be satisfactory to the passenger or withdrawn. The purpose of the United States Lines is to make its service satisfactory to all passengers.

BAGGAGE

On disembarking passengers are specially requested to claim their baggage before leaving the Custom- Office, otherwise under present abnormal conditions considerable delay and extra charge for carriage will be incurred in forwarding to destination any baggage not accompanying passenger on the railway.

EXCHANGE OF MONEY The Purser is prepared, for the convenience of passengers, to exchange a limited amount of money at rates which will be advised on application.

VALUABLES

The United States Lines has provided a safe in the office of the Purser, in which passengers may deposit money, jewels, or ornaments for safekeeping. The Company will not be liable to passengers for the loss of money, jewels, or ornaments by theft or otherwise, not so deposited.

RETURN BOOKINGS Pursers of the United States Lines are ready to book your return passage. Sailing lists, rate sheets, cabin plans and other information will be cheerfully furnished upon application at the Purser’s Office. Tickets can be secured or deposits to secure reservations can be made. The Purser will procure by radio, without charge to the passenger, reservations or any information necessary.

RETURN PASSENGERS

First and Second class passengers, embarking at Cherbourg, must communicate with our Paris Passage Office, United States Lines, 11 bis rue Scribe, several days before sailing.

Passengers embarking at London or Southampton must communicate with our London Passage Office, United States Lines, 3 Cockspur Street S. W. 1, several days before sailing.

Passengers embarking at Queenstown must communicate with the United States Lines’ Office, several days before the departure of the steamer, in order to ascertain definite information regarding the reservations and sailing hour of steamer.

First class passengers embarking at Bremen must call at our Bremen Office, Norddeutscher Lloyd, Passenger Department, Papenstrasse, the day before sailing, in order to secure their rail tickets from Bremen to Bremerhaven.

Second class passengers, embarking at Bremen, must call at the office of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, Passenger Department, Papenstrasse, two Days prior to the departure of steamer, in order to comply with Government Regulations and secure rail tickets from Bremen to Bremerhaven.

AMERICAN CUSTOMS REGULATIONS

On the return trip, your baggage will be subject to the same inspection on landing in America as on landing abroad. American Citizenship does not permit you to bring dutiable goods into the country without paying duty.

A blank will be furnished you aboard the steamer before landing. This must be filled out, listing in detail every article you obtained abroad which you are bringing home. The list is then given the ship’s purser.

This list is called your "declaration“ and should include all wearing apparel, jewelry and other articles, whether worn or not, carried on your person, in your clothing, or in your baggage. These items must give their cost or value abroad and whether they were bought or given to you. Also jewelry and wearing apparel, taken out of the United States and remodeled abroad, must be listed with the cost of remodeling.

You are allowed to bring into the United States $100 worth of personal effects bought abroad free of duty, in addition to all wearing apparel taken from the United States on sailing.

RECOVERY OF U. S. HEAD TAX This Tax can be recovered by passengers, if same bas been paid, provided they inform the U. S. Immigration Inspector on arrival at New York of their intention to leave the United States within sixty days (the time prescribed by U. S. Law), and obtain from him Transit Certificate Form 514.

It is also necessary for this Transit Certificate Form 514 to be handed to the transportation company when completed, in time to allow same to be placed before the Immigration Authorities in Washington within 120 days of passenger’s arrival in the United States.

Unless this regulation is complied with, the Tax cannot be recovered.

SUGGESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS Suggestions, complaints or criticisms of service or of personnel should be addressed to the General Manager, United States Lines, 45 Broadway, New York City.

Source: SS President Harding Passenger List - 6 January 1923

Information For Passengers - September 1926

Hours for Meals are posted at the Office of Chief Steward on the Steamer

Divine Service in the Social Hall on Sunday at 10:30 am

INFORMATION BUREAU

This office has been provided for the convenience of Passengers. All inquiries for information should be made at the office.

Passengers are requested to ask for a receipt on the Lines’ Form for any additional Passage Money or Freight paid on board.

LETTERS, CABLES AND TELEGRAMS

Letters, Cables and Telegrams are received at the Information Bureau for despatch, also all Mails will be distributed there. Cablegrams and Telegrams should be handed in an hour before the arrival at any port of call.

Passengers should personally ascertain whether there is any mail for them before disembarking, as mail for passengers is brought on board by a special courier.

Passengers' Addresses may be left at the Information Bureau in order that any letters sent to the care of the Lines may be forwaded.

None of the ship's staff, other than those on duty in the Information Bureau, is authorized to accept letters, cables or telegrams for despatch.

WIRELESS SERVICE

The long range wireless equipment permits of the vessel communicating with the shore from any point during the trip to or from New York. Passengers desiring to send messages will consult the operator for rates.

Ocean Letters are accepted on board for transmission by Wireless to a vessel bound in an opposite direction. They will be forwarded to destination by registered mail from first port of call after reception, A charge of $1,20, including postage, is made for twenty words and four cents for each additional word. The maximum Ocean Letter is 100 words,

SEATS AT TABLE

Passengers should arrange with the Chief Steward for seats at table.

SMOKING

Passengers are requested not to smoke in the Dining Saloon and Social Hall.

COLLECTIONS

Contributions that passengers desire to make at Concerts or on other occasions, should be delivered to the Purser, who will make public announcement of the total amount collected, giving a receipt for the information of all passengers.

The total amount collected will be distributed by the Management of the United States Lines to the following charitable institutions:

• Seamen’s Charities in New York
• Seamen’s Charities at terminal ports in Europe at which our steamers call
• The Actors’ Fund of the United States

No requests for contributions for musicians or other employees on the steamers will be made,

DECK CHAIRS and STEAMER RUGS

These may be hired at $1.50 each for the voyage on application to the deck steward.

MEDICAL ATTENTION

The Surgeon is always at the disposal of those passengers requiring his services. In case of illnes originating on board? or after the departure of the steamer, no. charge will be made for these services, and such medicines as are prescribed by the Ship's Surgeon will be furnished without expense to the passengers.

In cases of illness, not originating on board, the Surgeon is permitted to make the following charges:

• For office visits, $1.00 per visit
• For state-room visits $2.00 per visit, with a maximum charge of $4.00 per day

If the passengers consider that the charges made by the Surgeon for such services as he renders are improper or excessive, they are requested, before paying same, to take up the question with the Commander, and the bill will be either adjusted to a basis that will be satisfactory to the passenger or withdrawn. The purpose of the United States Lines is to make its service satisfactory to ail passengers.

BAGGAGE

On disembarking, passengers are specially requested to claim their baggage before leaving the Custom-Office, otherwise considerable delay and extra charge for carriage may be incurred in forwarding to destination any baggage not accompanying passenger on the railway. Passengers are requested to pack only steamer trunks for their staterooms, as it is not always possible to put larger trunks in rooms.

It is recommended that passengers insure their baggage, as the Lines' liability is strictly limited in accordance with contract ticket. Baggage insurance can be arranged at any of the Lines' offices.

Westbound passengers can arrange with the United States Lines' offices in Europe for collection of baggage from hotel or% residence and have such baggage placed aboard steamers at Southampton or Cherbourg, Arrangements have been made to have bagagge stored at Paris, London or Bremen and placed aboard steamer for passengers embarking at other ports.

EXCHANGE OF MONEY

The purser is prepared, for the convenience of passengers, to exchange a limited amount of money at rates which will be advised on application, A receipt covering each transaction will be given.

VALUABLES

The United States Lines has provided a safe in the office of the Purser, in which passengers may deposit money, jewels, or ornaments for safe keeping. The Lines will not be liable to passengers for the loss of money, jewels, or ornaments by theft or otherwise, left in baggage in staterooms, or carried on the person.

TRAVELERS' CHECKS

The United States Lines has placed on board its vessels American Express checks which may be secured from the Purser on application.

RETURN BOOKINGS

Pursers of the United States Lines can book your return passage. Sailing lists, rate sheets, cabin plans and other information will be furnished upon application at the Purser's Office. Tickets can be secured or deposits to secure reservations can be made. The Purser will procure by radio, without charge to the passenger, reservations or any information necessary.

Bookings can also be made through the agencies of the United States Lines in all principal cities of the United States and Canada. Reservations, especially during the Summer months, should be made, if possible, several weeks in advance.

AMERICAN CUSTOMS REGULATIONS

On arrival in New York your baggage will be subject to the same inspection on landing as on landing abroad. American Citizenship does not permit you to bring dutiable goods into the country without paying duty.

A blank will be furnished you aboard the steamer before landing. This must be filled out, listing in detail every article you obtained abroad which you are bringing home. A 25 cent revenue stamp must be affixed to the declaration. Stamps may be purchased from Purser. The list is then given the ship’s purser.

This list is called your "declaration” and should include all wearing apparel, jewelry and other articles, whether worn or not, carried on your person, in your clothing, or in your baggage. These items must give their cost or value abroad and whether they were bought or given to you. Also jewelry and wearing apparel, taken out of the United States and remodeled abroad, must be listed with the cost of remodeling. Residents of the United States are allowed to bring into the United States $100.00 worth of personal effects bought abroad free of duty, in addition to all wearing apparel taken from the United States on sailing.

RECOVERY OF U. S. HEAD TAX

This Tax can be recovered by passengers, if same has been paid, provided they inform the U. S. Immigration Inspector on arrival at New York of their intention to leave the United States within sixty days (the time prescribed by U. S. Law), and obtain from him Transit Certificate Form 514.

It is also necessary for this Transit Certificate Form 514 to be turned over to the Steamship Line when completed, in time to allow same to be placed before the Immigration Authorities in Washington within 120 days of passenger’# arrival in the United States.

Unless this regulation is complied with, the Tax cannot be recovered,

SUGGESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS

Suggestions, complaints or criticisms of service or of personnel should be addressed to the General Manager, United States Lines, 45 Broadway, New York City.

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

Latitude means ’’distance north or south of the equator”, and longitude means distance from the Meridian at Greenwich — near London. Both are recorded in degrees, minutes and seconds. At the Equator a minute of longitude is equal to a nautical mile, but as the meridians converge after leaving the equator, meeting at the Poles, the size of a degree becomes less. Sailing eastward a ship moves against the revolution of the earth, thus her course makes her gain time, while if she were sailing to the westward with the movement of the earth she would lengthen her time.

CHANGING THE CLOCK

Between New York and London there is a difference in time of five hours, and as the sun rises in the East, as we say, when the ship is going eastward she meets sunlight earlier each day and thus gains time. Exactly how much is computed each day at noon, and the ship's clocks are immediately set at the correct time for that longitude. On a vessel which makes the crossing in five days the clocks will be set ahead each day approximately an hour; on slower ships, of course, less. Going westward the clock is set back daily in similar fashion.

TIME AT SEA

Time on board is marked by bells, the ship's bell being sounded in single and double strikes.

OCEAN LANES AND DISTANCES

Transatlantic steamships follow certain lanes or tracks, unless prevented from so doing by stress of weather, or work of rescue or relief or other unforeseen circumstances. From August 24 to January 14 a vessel going eastward follows the short track, and from January 15 to August 23 the long. Going west the short track is followed from August 15 to January 14; and the long from January 15 to August 14. Following these lanes makes for safety and enables vessels better to meet the exigencies of weather conditions.

MEASURING BY SOUND

It is possible to determine by sound how far distant a passing ship is if she blows her whistle or, in case of a warship, if she fires a gun. If the steam from a vessel's whistle is seen and ten seconds elapse before the sound is heard, she is just 21/10 miles off. If one second elapses, she is distant slightly more than one-fifth of a mile; if five seconds, a little more than one mile; if twenty seconds, 4 1/2 miles.

PORT AND STARBOARD

Formerly the two sides of a ship were called "Starboard” and "larboard”, the two prefixes being derived from old Anglo-Saxon words meaning, respectively "loading” and "rudder”, and the word "board” meaning side. The term "Larboard” has given place to the word "Port”. To "port the helm” carries a vessel to starboard, and to "starboard the helm” carries her to port. The French equivalent for port is "Babord”, and starboard is "tribord”.

THE BAROMETER

Next to the mariner's compass and chart, the barometer is the most important aid to navigation ever invented, Many persons know that a barometer is an instrument for recording changes in the weather, and the student of physics is taught that this is done by measuring the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, A rising barometer denotes the approach of good weather; a falling barometer, the reverse. A sudden fall warns the mariner to be on the lookout for a severe storm. The barometer was invented during the seventeenth century by Torricelli. The ship’s barometer, which is kept in the chart room, is very different from the original device. It traces a barometer chart, recording the atmospheric pressure throughout the voyage.

THE TIDES

The surface of the ocean rises and falls twice in a lunar day of about 24 hours and 52 minutes. The tides do not always rise to the same height, but every fortnight after the new and full moon they become much higher than they wer© in the alternate weeks. These high tides are called Spring Tides, and the low ones Neap Tides, The close relation which the times of high water bear to the times of the moon's meridian passage shows that the moon's influence in raising the tides is two and one-half times greater than that of the sun.

THE GULF STREAM

By far the most important as well as best known of the great ocean currents derives its name from the Gulf of Mexico, out of which it flows between Cuba and the Bahamas on the one side and the Florida Keys on the other. In its narrowest portion the Gulf Stream is about fifty miles wide, and there it has a velocity at times of as much as five miles an hour.

Flowing in a northeasterly direction along the American coast, its current gradually widens and its velocity diminishes. Reaching the banks of Newfoundland it turns and sweeps across the Atlantic then/ dividing into two portions, it sends one arm down toward the Azores and the coast of Morocco, while the other passes near the shores of the British Isles and on to Norway.

As it emerges from the Gulf of Mexico it has a temperature of 84 degrees in summer, higher than that of the ocean at the equator. Even by the time it has reached mid- Atlantic it has fallen not more than 14 degrees. The effect of the Stream upon the climate of Great Britain and the northwest coast of Europe, 4000 miles away from the Gulf, is to raise the winter temperature about 30 degrees above what would be the normal temperature of those latitudes.

Source: SS President Harding Passenger List - 8 September 1926

Information for Passengers - July 1928

Hours for Meals are posted at the Office of the Chief Steward on the Steamer

Divine Service in the Social Hall on Sunday at 10.30 a. m.

INFORMATION BUREAU

This office has been provided for the convenience of Passengers. All inquiries for information should be made at the office.

Passengers are requested to ask for a receipt on the Lines' Form for any additional Passage Money or Freight paid on board.

LETTERS, CABLES AND TELEGRAMS

Letters, Cables and Telegrams are received at the Information Bureau for dispatch, also all Mails will be distributed there. Cablegrams and Telegrams should be handed in an hour before the arrival at any port of call.

Passengers should personally ascertain whether there is any mail for them before disembarking, as mail for passengers is brought on board by a special courier.

Passengers' Addresses may be left at the Information Bureau in order that any letters sent to the care of the Lines may be forwarded.

None of the ship's staff, other than those on duty in the Information Bureau, is authorized to accept letters, cables or telegrams for dispatch.

WIRELESS SERVICE

The long range wireless equipment permits of the vessel communicating with the shore from any point during the trip to or from New York. Passengers desiring to send messages will consult the operator for rates.

Ocean Letters are accepted on board for transmission by Wireless to a vessel bound in an opposite direction. They will be forwarded to destination by registered mail from first port of call after reception. A charge of $1.25, including postage, is made for twenty words and four cents for each additional word. The maximum Ocean Letter is 100 words.

SEATS AT TABLE

Passengers should arrange with the Chief Steward for seats at table.

SMOKING

Passengers are requested not to smoke in the Dining Saloon and Social Hall.

COLLECTIONS

Contributions that passengers desire to make at Concerts or on other occasions, should be delivered to the Purser, who will make public announcement of the total amount collected, giving a receipt for the information of all passengers.

The total amount collected will be distributed by the Management of the United States Lines to the following charitable institutions:

• Seamen's Charities in New York.
• Seamen's Charities at terminal ports in Europe at which our steamers call.
• The Actors' Fund of the United States.
• No requests for contributions for musicians or other employees on the steamers will be made.

DECK CHAIRS and STEAMER RUGS

These may be hired at $1.50 each for the voyage on application to the deck steward.

MEDICAL ATTENTION

The Surgeon will be in his office for the treatment of passengers requiring his attention from 9.30 to 10.30 A.M., from 4 to 5 P. M. and 8.30 to 9.30 P. M. Services are available at any hour in cases of urgency. In cases of illness originating on board, or after the departure of the steamer, no charge will be made for these services, and such medicines as are prescribed by the Ship's Surgeon will be furnished without extra expense to the passenger.

In cases of illness, not originating on board, the Surgeon is permitted to make a nominal charge subject to the approval of the Commanding Officer.

BAGGAGE

On disembarking, passengers are specially requested to claim their baggage before leaving the Custom-Office, otherwise considerable delay and extra charge for carriage may be incurred in forwarding to destination any baggage not accompanying passenger on the railway. Passengers are requested to pack only steamer trunks for their staterooms, as it is not always possible to put larger trunks in rooms.

It is recommended that passengers insure their baggage, as the Lines' liability is strictly limited in accordance with contract ticket. Baggage insurance can be arranged at any of the Lines' offices.

Westbound passengers can arrange with the United States Lines' offices in Europe for collection of baggage from hotel or residence and have such baggage placed aboard steamers at Southampton or Cherbourg. Arrangements have been made to have baggage stored at Paris, London or Bremen and placed aboard steamer for passengers embarking at other ports.

EXCHANGE OF MONEY

The purser is prepared, for the convenience of passengers, to exchange a limited amount of money at rates which will be advised on application. A receipt covering each transaction will be given.

VALUABLES

The United States Lines has provided a safe in the office of the Purser, in which passengers may deposit money, jewels, or ornaments for safe keeping. The Lines will not be liable to passengers for the loss of money, jewels, or ornaments by theft or otherwise, left in baggage in staterooms, or carried on the person.

TRAVELERS' CHECKS

The United States Lines has placed on board its vessels American Express checks which may be secured from the Purser on application.

RETURN BOOKINGS

Pursers of the United States Lines can book your return passage. Sailing lists, rate sheets, cabin plans and other information will be furnished upon application at the Pursers' Office. Tickets can be secured or deposits to secure reservations can be made. The Purser will procure by radio, without charge to the passenger, reservations or any information necessary.

Bookings can also be made through the agencies of the United States Lines in all principal cities of the United States and Canada. Reservations, especially during the Summer months, should be made, if possible, several weeks in advance.

Source: SS President Harding Passenger List - 18 July 1928

Information for Passengers - September 1930

(Subject to Change)

High Seas Mail.—United States Postage Rates and Stamps are used when mailing letters, and such letters should be posted in the ship's letter box in the ordinary way.

The mail bag is closed a few hours previous to arrival.

Rates on letters to all countries except United States, Canada, British Colonies, Great Britain and Ireland, five cents for the first ounce, and three cents for each additional ounce or fraction.

Ship to Ship.—Radiograms are also accepted for passengers on other ships, for which the charge is 16 cents per word.

Seats at Tables.—Applications may be made to the Second Steward in advance, or on day of sailing on board the Steamer.

Smoking.—Passengers are requested not to smoke in the Main Dining Saloon or Social Hall.

Orchestra.—This vessel carries an orchestra which will play daily at the under-mentioned times and places :

• 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Social Hall.
• 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Dining Room.
• 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Dining Room.
• 9 p.m. to Midnight, Social Hall.

Dancing.—Dancing in the Ball Room commences every evening at 9 o'clock.

Deck Games and Amusements.— Deck Quoits, Shuffleboard, Bull Board and other games are provided on deck. Baseball, Golf, Volley Ball, Deck Tennis, Shuffleboard, Quoits, and all the familiar ocean games are also available. Deck Stewards will furnish them.

Chess, Draughts, Dominoes, etc., can be obtained on application to the Social Hall or Library Stewards.

Books.—Books are obtainable from the Library upon application to the Steward in charge.

Divine Services.—On Sundays at hours to be announced on shipboard.

Barber, Hairdresser, and Manicurist.—The Barber's hours are from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

A Clothes Cleaning and Pressing Room is in charge of an expert attendant. A printed tariff of charges may be obtained at the Purser's Office.

Boots and Shoes will be cleaned if left outside stateroom door.

Notice. -Passengers are warned that professional gamblers are reported as frequently crossing on Atlantic steamers.

Life-Belts.—Passengers are earnestly requested to familiarize themselves with the use of life-belts and the location of lifeboats for the customary drill held on each voyage of this vessel. Full instructions are given on a printed card posted in your Stateroom.

Photographic Dark Room. A dark room fitted with all the necessary equipment has been installed for the use of passengers who wish to have photographs developed during the voyage.

Travelers' Checks.—The United States Lines has placed on board its vessels American Express checks which may be secured from the Purser on application.

Medical Attention. -The Surgeon will be in his office for the treatment of passengers requiring his attention from 9.30 to 10.30 a.in., from 4 to 5 p.m., and 8.30 to 9.30 p.m. His services are available at any hour in cases of urgency. In cases of illness originating on board or after the departure of the steamer no charge will be made for these services, and such medicines as are prescribed by the ship's Surgeon will be furnished without extra expense to the passenger.

In cases of illness not originating on board, the Surgeon is permitted to make a nominal charge, subject to the approval of the commanding officer.

Berthing of Passengers.—No changes can be made except officially by the Purser.

Deck Chairs and Rugs may be hired for the voyage on application to the Deck Steward, rental $1.50 each.

Reservations.—Passengers de dring to secure reservations for return to United States can do so by consulting the Purser.

Exchange of Money. The Purser is prepared, for the convenience of passengers, to exchange a limited amount of money at rates which will be furnished on application. A receipt will be issued covering each exchange transaction.

Baggage. —All inquiries regarding Baggage on board ship should be made at the Baggage Master's Office.

On disembarking, passengers are specially requested to claim their baggage before leaving the Customs Baggage Room, otherwise considerable delay and extra charge for carriage may be incurred in forwarding to destination any baggage not accompanying passengers.

The United States Lines accepts no responsibility or liability for baggage or parcels left on board—except by arrangement with Baggage Master.

It is recommended that passengers insure their baggage, as the Lines' liability is strictly limited in accordance with contract ticket. Baggage insurance can be arranged at any of the Lines' offices.

" Passengers desiring to reforward to storage or to deliver to another party, pieces of baggage, and packages of various kinds, are requested to deliver same to the Ship's Baggage Master, who is the only one designated on the ship competent to receive them and forward them, so as to avoid complication with the Customs regulations of the various countries.

The Company accepts no responsibility for any articles handed over by passengers to any member of the Ship's Personnel, other than above."

Baggage Room. -All baggage not placed in cabins is stowed in the Baggage Room, where access can be had to it during the voyage if required.

Valuables.—The United States Lines are not responsible for theft of valuables or money kept in Staterooms. The same should be placed in charge of the Purser for deposit in his safe, and a receipt will be given on the Company's form.

Payments. -Passengers should obtain a receipt from the Purser, on the Company's form, for any additional passage money, excess baggage or freight charges, etc., paid on board.

Dogs are carried at the Owner's risk. The Company's charge is $20.00 each, regardless of size. Arrangements for carrying dogs should be made by communicating with the UNITED STATES LINES, or if this has not been done, the Purser should be notified.

Passengers are notified that cats and dogs cannot be landed in Great Britain without considerable delay unless a license has previously been procured from the Board of Agriculture, London. Forms of license must be obtained by direct application to this Department in London before the dog is taken on board.

Freight. All of the steamers operated by the United States Lines and American Merchant Lines are combination freight and passenger ships. They are modern in every respect and some are equipped lor carriage of considerable cargo under refrigeration.

For rates and space apply to United States Lines, Freight Traffic Department, 45 Broadway, New York.

Suggestions and Complaints.—Suggestions, complaints or criticisms of service or of personnel should be addressed to the President, United States Lines Operations, Inc., 45 Broadway, New York City.

Reduced Cabin, Round Trip Rates are effective for steamship travel during the following periods :

• Eastbound : August 16 to May 15.
• Westbound : October 16 to July 15.

There will be a reduction of 12 per cent, front the combined one-way fares, that is, the regular Eastbound (outward) rate combined with the regular Westbound (prepaid) rate.

Should passengers sail one way during the above periods and one way in the " high " season, the reduction will apply for the " off " season sailing.

Both eastbound and westbound tickets must be taken out at the same time.

This arrangement gives passengers an opportunity to combine European tours. It also meets the desires of passengers who, while wishing to benefit by the special round trip rates, wish to travel one way via the St. Lawrence route and one way via New York.

Source: SS President Harding Passenger List - 17 September 1930

Information for Passengers - September 1937

All Information of a general character may be obtained at the Purser's Office located on ''A" Deck.

AMUSEMENTS

SHUFFLEBOARD, DECK TENNIS, DECK GOLF and many other forms of entertainment are available to passengers at any hour during the day.

BINGO. HORSE RACING and showing of latest TALKING PICTURES are arranged at various intervals during the voyage. Watch bulletin board for time.

AUTOMOBILES: Passengers entering the United States should list uncrated automobiles on their U.S. Declaration form to facilitate Customs Clearance on arrival.

BAGGAGE: Forwarding, transshipment and storage of baggage may be arranged with the Baggage Master.

The company accepts no responsibility for baggage or parcels left on board, except by arrangement with the Baggage Master.

BAGGAGE INSURANCE: The Company's liability for loss of or damage to baggage and valuables is strictly limited, but passengers can protect themselves by insurance which may be procured at the Purser's office.

BARBER SHOP—BEAUTY SALON: These facilities are located on "A" Deck, opposite the Purser's office. A schedule of prices is posted in the shops.

BATHS: Upon application to the Bath Steward, passengers may arrange for the use of baths at a specified time each day.

BELLBOY SERVICE: Bellboys are available at all times during the day, to answer calls in the absence of the Bedroom Steward or Stewardess. They will also deliver messages at the passengers' request.

CABLES AND TELEGRAMS: These are received at the Purser's Office for dispatch and should be handed in at least an hour before the arrival of the steamer at any port.

CATERING: Arrangements may be made with the Chief Steward to continue during the voyage, any diet necessary to the passengers' health or habits.

Passengers are also invited to advise the Saloon Steward of their preferences in diet and cooking so that every attention can be given to their wishes.

CHAIR CUSHIONS: (Please also see Deck Chairs, etc.) These can be rented from the Deck Steward at $1.00 each for the voyage.

CHANGES IN ACCOMMODATIONS: Changes in Accommodations can be made only by the Chief Purser who must collect any difference there may be in fare. A receipt will be issued on the Company's official form.

COMPLAINTS: It is the desire of the Company and the ship's staff to make your crossing as pleasant as possible. Any inattention or cause for complaint regarding the service should be reported immediately to the Chief Purser or Chief Steward so that it can be corrected promptly.

CUSTOMS EXAMINATION: In order to avoid difficulty with Customs Officials, all articles subject to Duty must be declared. Any passenger who is at all in doubt should see the Chief Purser or Baggage Master who will provide the latest available information regarding the Customs regulations of the country to be visited.

DECK CHAIRS AND STEAMER RUGS: These can be rented from the Deck Steward at $1.50 each for the voyage.

DIVINE SERVICES: Protestant Service is held Sundays at 11:00 A.M. in the Lounge.

When there is a Roman Catholic priest aboard Mass is celebrated in the Lounge. Hours of the Mass are posted by the Chief Purser. An altar is available and complete facilities for celebrating Mass are at the disposal of priests by arrangement with the Chief Purser.

DOCTOR (SHIP'S SURGEON): The Doctor's Office is located on "A" Deck, Aft. The Doctor is authorized to make customary charges, subject to the approval of the Commander, for the treatment of illnesses not originating on the voyage. In the case of illness contracted on the voyage, no charge will be made. Medicine prescribed will be provided free in all circumstances A Registered Nurse is in attendance.

DOGS, CATS OR OTHER ANIMAL PETS: Pets are not permitted in staterooms, public rooms or on the passenger decks and must be placed in care of the Kennel Attendant.

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES—ELECTRICAL APPARATUS: Private radio receivers or other electrical apparatus must not be operated or connected to the ship's electrical supply circuits without official approval, applications for which should be made to the Purser. Passengers using loudspeakers are requested to avoid disturbing their fellow passengers.

EXCHANGE OF MONEY: For the convenience of passengers, the Purser will exchange a limited amount of American and Foreign monies at rates which will be advised on application.

FIRE AND LIFEBOAT STATIONS: Passengers are urgently requested to familiarize themselves with the notice in their staterooms regarding lifeboat and fire stations, also to take part in the fire and boat drills.

FIRE PRECAUTIONS: Passengers are particularly asked to use care when disposing of cigar or cigarette stubs and matches and to use the receptacles provided for the purpose in different parts of the steamer. Do not throw overboard lighted cigar or cigarette stubs as they may be drawn into open ports and cause fires. This is a serious fire hazard and careful observance of this request is earnestly urged on all.

INFORMATION FORMS: It is earnestly requested that passengers co-operate with the Purser's Office in the completion of information forms used in preparing the Manifest ; also in all matters pertaining to landing cards and landing arrangements.

LIBRARY: The books in the Library, which may be obtained upon application to the Library Steward, are for the use of passengers, free of charge. The co-operation of passengers is requested to assure the prompt return of books as soon as they have been read.

MAIL: Passengers are requested to call at the Purser's Office for mail and telegrams. Mail forwarding addresses may be left at the Purser's Office.

MEAL HOURS:

When One Sitting

• Breakfast: from 8:00 A.M. 
• Luncheon: from 1:00 P.M.
• Dinner: from 7:00 P.M.     

When Two Sittings

• Breakfast: 7:30 and 8:45 A.M.
• Luncheon: 12 Noon and 1:15 P.M.
• Dinner: 6:00 and 7:15 P.M.

Morning Bouillon and Afternoon Tea are served on Deck and in the Public Rooms at 11:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. respectively.

OCEAN PRESS NEWS: The latest wireless news and closing prices of the various Stock Exchanges are given in this paper which is published daily and distributed to passengers without charge.

PAYMENTS ON BOARD: Passengers are requested to obtain a receipt on the Company's form for deck chair, steamer rug or cushion hire, additional passage money, cables, telegrams or freight charges paid on board.

PASSENGER RESTRICTION: Cabin passengers are not permitted to enter Third Class accommodations, or vice versa.

PORTS IN SHIP'S SIDE: Passengers should not open ports. The Bedroom Steward will render this service when desired, provided it is not contrary to the Captain's orders and weather conditions permit. Careful observance of this precaution will avoid accidents, assure the comfort of passengers and prevent water damage to baggage and personal effects.

POSTAGE STAMPS: These are obtainable from the Library Steward on the Promenade Deck. Letters can be mailed on board.

PROFESSIONAL GAMBLERS: Passengers are reminded that professional gamblers are reported as frequent travelers on trans- Atlantic passenger steamers and are warned to take precautions accordingly.

RETURN ACCOMMODATIONS: Passengers desiring information regarding return passage on steamers of the United States Lines or associated lines, including the Panama Pacific Line to and from California, can obtain it from the Chief Purser. Reservations will be secured by radio and deposits to cover received.

ROUND TRIP PASSENGERS: Passengers holding return tickets, and who are undecided about their addresses abroad, should send this information to the nearest office of the Company as soon as possible after landing so that they may be promptly advised of possible changes in sailings and other matters pertaining to their return passage.

All those who hold return tickets are also requested to communicate with our nearest office at least a week in advance of their departure so that any necessary formalities may be arranged prior to the day of sailing.

If for any reason, the holder of a return ticket is unable to travel by the sailing indicated on the ticket, immediate notification should be sent to the Company's nearest office so that any accommodations held may be released and other reservations arranged. Otherwise, the passage money may be forfeited.

SAILING PERMITS: All persons who are not citizens of the United States, including visitors, transients and residents in the United States, must secure Sailing Permits (Income Tax Clearance) from the Bureau of Internal Revenue during the week prior to their departure from the United States.

These permits may be secured at the U.S. Customs House, located at Bowling Green and Battery Place, New York City, or at any other office of the U.S. Internal Revenue.

The permit is presented to the Internal Revenue inspector at the embarkation desk on the pier the day of sailing when tickets and passports are examined.

Further information will be given at any office of the United States Lines.

SEATS AT TABLE: The Second Steward is in charge of the Dining Room and will assign tables if they have not been arranged for previously.

SHOE CLEANING: Shoes will be cleaned and polished if left outside the stateroom door at night.

TENNIS COURTS: A Deck Tennis Court is situated on the Sun Deck.

TRAVEL INFORMATION: Passengers may secure information concerning steamship, rail or air routes at the Purser's Office. Arrangements can be made to secure tickets and reservations for the transportation desired.

VALET SERVICE: An excellent valet service is provided for the convenience of passengers. Apply to your Bedroom Steward for this service.

Pressing—Gentlemen's Garments:

• Suit: $1.00
• Tuxedo: $1.00
• Overcoat: $1.00
• Jacket: $0.50
• Trousers: $0.50

Ladies' Garments:

• Dresses—Stains Removed and Pressing: $1.50
• Suit: $1.00
• Dress (Plain): $1.00
• Evening Gown: $1.50
• Pleated Dress: $1.50
• Skirt or Jacket: $0.50
• Vest: $0.25

Evening Gown

• Stains Removed and Pressing: $2.00
• Stains Removed without Cleaning Whole Garment: $1.00

VALUABLES: It is inadvisable to leave money or valuables in your cabin. They should be delivered to the Purser's Office for safekeeping and a receipt for same will be given on the Company's form. The Company cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage beyond the conditions expressed in the contract ticket and passengers are therefore advised to protect themselves by insurance, which can be arranged on board at the Purser's Office.

Source: SS President Harding Passenger List - 1 September 1937

Changing the Clock and Time at Sea. SS President Harding Passenger List, 8 September 1926. GGA Image ID # 1eeffdf6dc

Title Page, SS President Harding Passenger List, 6 January 1923. GGA Image ID # 1eeedcf13a

Title Page, SS President Harding Passenger List, 28 July 1926. GGA Image ID # 1eee028bc4

Title Page, SS President Harding Passenger List, 8 September 1926. GGA Image ID # 1eefd2f77f

Title Page, SS President Harding Passenger List, 16 March 1927. GGA Image ID # 1ef1a195b7

Back and Front Covers, United States Lines SS President Harding Cabin Class Passenger List - 17 September 1930. GGA Image ID # 16555a595c

Back Cover, United States Lines SS President Harding Cabin Class Passenger List - 14 September 1938. GGA Image ID # 15e2040d91

Credo of the United States Lines, 1934. SS President Harding Farewell Dinner Menu, 12 April 1934. GGA Image ID # 1ef39556f4