Passage Contracts and Tickets
The Olaf H. Solem Cunard Line Steamship Company Agency in Trondheim, Norway Circa 1910. Olaf H. Solem Is Pictured above on the Left. Photo Courtesy of Børge Solem. GGA Image ID # 14c7bcc2e7
The GG Archives has an extensive collection of original passage contracts and tickets, primarily for Transatlantic voyages, dating from the 1880s through the 1950s.
All of the contracts have been transcribed and, as appropriate, have an English translation. Even though it is improbable we have your family's steamship ticket, try selecting a contract from the same steamship line or ocean liner used by your ancestors for illustrating your family history.
Passage Contracts & Tickets in Date Order
SS Admiral Steerage Passage Contract - 4 May 1854
A steerage contract over years old, for one adult going from Le Havre to New York on the clipper ship "Admiral" of the Vanderbilt European Steamship Line dated 4 May 1854. Printed in French and German, a synopsis of the terms and conditions along with the contract information have been translated in English.
SS Yorkshire Passage Contract - 16 March 1859
1859 Ticket for Passage on the Black Ball Line Packet Ship Yorkshire for Nicholas Fish, a Famous American (1846-1902) and famous american family. Includes photograph of the Hon. Nicholas Fish II that dates from circa 1882, taken after he left his post as Minister of Switzerland.
1867-05-11 Passage Contract - Australia to London
Contract was intended for First Class passage on the SS Reigate of the Surrey Steamship Company, a 3-mast, full-rigged ship built in 1862 weighing 1,035 tons. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Columbia Passage Certificate - 29 May 1873
Certificate for Passage of Mrs. Andrew Fair from Glasgow to New York. Mrs. Fair, 67, arrived in New York on 11 June 1873 on board the Anchor Line SS Columbia. Includes Images of Original Passenger Manifest used for immigrants arriving at Castle Garden.
RMS Britannic Passage Ticket - 29 May 1880
Memorandum of a Draft like the one shown below from 1880 was used as a receipt - often for funds sent to immigrants still in the Old Country waiting to come to America. PARTIES DESIRING to send for their friends from the OLD COUNTRY, can obtain Ticket, etc. by the WHITE STAR LINE on application at the Company's Offices, or any of the Company's Agents throughout the United States and Canada. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
RMS Germanic Agent's Record (Prepaid Passage) - 29 May 1880
Agent's Record for a Prepaid passage on a White Star Line Steamship for passage from Cardiff, Whales, UK to Scranton PA via Steerage class in 1880. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
Cunard Line Passage Contract - 4 June 1880
Superb example of a passenger contract for a Swedish emigrant, traveling from Gothenburg to Boston via Hull and Liverpool on a Cunard steamship in Steerage class. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
North German Lloyd Prepaid Passage Certificate - 17 February 1883
Steamship Ticket Contract for the passage of Bealle Nutchen & party, as one in steerage of one of the Steamers of the North German Lloyd from Bremen to New York. Includes notes on Provenance and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Trave Prepaid Passage Receipt - 10 October 1891
Receipt and contract for third class passage from Bremen to New York in 1891 on board a steamship of the North German Lloyd for a German Emigrant. The price paid for transportation does not include subsistence or lodging while in transit, except on the trip from Bremen to New York, or from Southampton to New York. Passengers in must supply themselves with blankets, as well as eating and washing utensils, at their own expense. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
RMS Lucania Passage Contract - 29 May 1895
Original steamship ticket contract for Heinrich Hermes, 21, of Germany who arrived in New York on 8 June 1895 aboard the Cunard Steamship Lucania (for the Liverpool to New York via Queenstown portion of his journey.) He was processed as an immigrant through Ellis Island. He was a Laborer and his intended destination was New York. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
RMS Campania Passage Contract - 7 April 1897
Steamship steerage passage contract for a 25 year-old Swedish servant, immigrating to America from Gothenburg, Sweden on 7 April 1897. She took a small coastal steamer from Gothenburg to Grimsby, England, a train from Hull to Liverpool and boarded the Cunard steamship Campania for the voyage to New York arriving on 17 April 1897.
SS St. Louis Prepaid Memorandum - 2 October 1897
1897 Steamship Ticket Memorandum (Ticket Receipt) for a Prepaid Second Cabin passage on the American Line Steamship St. Louis for Passenger R. L. Laplace. The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives also has the passenger list for the voyage this ticket was purchased for. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
American Line Prepaid Passage Memorandum - 11 November 1898
Receipt was prepared by the ticket agent and represent the left side of the prepaid steamship passage contract that would have been forwarded to the immigrants named in the contract. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
RMS Celtic Contract Ticket - 14 November 1902
Original Steamship Ticket Contract from Gothenburg, Sweden to New York, 3rd Class Steerage Immigrant Ester Hilma Maria Magnuson of Stockholm on the White Star Line. Includes conversion from SEK to GBP and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
RMS Saxonia Voyage Contract - 21 April 1903
His passage took him from Frederikshavn to Liverpool by steamship; Liverpool to Boston in the Cunard Steamship Saxonia; and train fare from Boston to West Branch, PA. The Bottom half of the Passage Contract is missing but contained the terms of the voyage. I suspect the this passenger traveled in Steerage. Includes conversion of DKK to USD and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Columbia Prepaid Certificate - 8 June 1903
Third Class Prepaid Steamship Ticket / Passage Certificate for a family of three from Northern Ireland in 1903. They arrived in New York in August 1903 aboard the Anchor Line SS Columbia. Arrival Records for both passengers and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations are included.
SS Hamburg Passage Contract - 6 July 1904
Original steamship contract, List 16, No. 9/14, Berzeichniß No. 540/54 dated 6 July 1904 Between the Hamburg America Line and The Breitmann Family consisting of two adults and four children of Russian Hebrew descent, for third class passage from Hamburg to New York aboard the SS Hamburg. They arrived in New York on 17 July 1904. On the Right Hand Side, A Strip Containing the Essential Contract Information That Was Most Likely Carried on the Person of Sloma Breitmann during the Voyage as a Receipt for Passage. Includes Arrival Records for entire family and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Arundel Castle Contract Ticket - 8 October 1904
Steamship Ticket Record - Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, Limited - Counterpart of Steerage Passenger's Contract Ticket, RMS Arundale Castle, Southampton to Cape Town dated 8 October 1904. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
RMS Ivernia Passage Contract - 11 March 1905
Based on the transciption of the Passenger Manifest, Jens Julius Skafte was a Norwegian immigrant who had settled in Albert Lea, Minnesota and was returning to the United States from Scandinavia. Includes arrival record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Halmer Castle Passage Contract - 17 November 1906
Original Steerage Passenger's Steamship Ticket Contract for a 27 year old man from Southampton, England for passage to Natal, South Africa in 1906. It provides rich details of the requirements of the steamship company in terms of food, water and other items supplied. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Laurentian Agent's Record - 26 July 1907
Steamship Ticket for a 23-year-old woman booked on the Allan Line Steamship Laurentian in 3rd Class from Boston to Londonderry leaving on 26 July 1907. This would represent the Agent's record of the transaction as it states the amount of commission earned on this ticket. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Garka Counterpart Passage Contract - 16 September 1907
Third Class Counterpart Steamship Ticket Issued to F. R. Peverall by the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company on 16 September 1907 for Third Class passage on the SS Garka. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS President Lincoln Prepaid Passage Contract - 20 November 1907
Steerage Prepaid Passage Contract issued by the Hamburg America Line for passage from Hamburg, Germany to New York and a Train from New York to Ellsworth, Minnesota for a German Immigrant Family. Arrival Records for the Weise Family and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations are included.
RMS Campania Purchaser Receipt - 4 June 1910
Memorandum of a Steamship Ticket Issued By The Cunard Steam Ship Co. Ltd. For Third Class Passage By Cunard Line of Mail Steamers From Liverpool to New York. Includes Arrival Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Chicago Passage Contract - 12 October 1910
Steamship Ticket / passage contract for a 38 year old Italian immigrant from Aoste, Italy for a voyage to the United Staes in October 1910 on the SS Chicago of the CGT French Line. Includes Arrival Records for all family members, coversion from French Franc to USD and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Persic Passage Contract - 21 December 1910
Third Class Passenger's Contract Steamship Ticket for a voyage on the SS Persic of the White Star Line from Sydney to Melbourne, Australia on to London. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS President Lincoln Prepaid Passage Contract - 13 January 1912
Steamship Ticket Receipt for the purchase of passage from Hamburg to New York via the Hamburg America Line with inland passage to McFreesport, Pennsylvania dated 13 January 1913. Includes Record of Passage to America under this Contract, Information about Purchaser of Steerage Passage, and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS California Passage Receipt - 6 May 1912
Issued by the New York Office of the Anchor Line Steamships Company, this Second Cabin Steamship Ticket receipt was purchased by Jessie Clerihew for a voyage on the SS California on 18 May, 1912 from New York to Glasgow, Scotland. Inbound Passenger Records for Jessie M. Clerihew and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations are included.
SS Laconia Agent's Receipt and Record - 3 June 1912
Agent's Receipt and Record of a Second Cabin Steamship Ticket for an Eastbound voyage on the new Cunard Laconia from Boston to Liverpool, England. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
RMS Zeeland Passage Contract - 10 August 1912
24 Year Old Immigrant left Belgium in 1912 for New York in Third Class (Steerage). This is the original steamship ticket for a voyage undertaken on 10 August 1912. Includes Ellis Island Passenger Record of Arrival.
SS Laconia Agent's Record - 10 August 1912
Agent's Record of a Third Class -Steerage Steamship Ticket for one adult and one child from Liverpool, England to New York on the Cunard Steamship SS Laconia. Includes Extract from Ships' Passenger Manifest and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
Great Western Railway Emigrant Ticket - 14 August 1912
Very rare receipt for Emigrant Tickets purchased for travel on the Great Western Railway from F. C. Cooper & Co., Stourbridge, for Steerage Passengers Mr. & Mrs. Asbury from Kidderminster to Paddington Station in London to board the RMS Arawa bound for New Zealand.
SS Dunvegan Castle Counterpart Passage Receipt - 15 November 1912
Rare Deck Class Steamship Ticket of the Union Castle Line for passage from Port Said to Delogoa Bay on the RMS Dunvegan Castle dated 15 November 1912. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Laconia Agents' Record - 13 May 1913
Third Class Outward Steamship Ticket - Agents' Record for the Cunard RMS Laconia, May 13, 1913. Fare was $35. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
RMS Laconia Agent's Record - 3 June 1913
Third Class Prepaid Steamship Ticket - Agents Record, RMS Laconia 1913 from Liverpool to Boston. Fares totaled $39. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
RMS Laconia Passage Contract - 5 June 1913
Steamship Ticket contract of passage that was purchased from Olaf H. Solem. Ludvig Gjønvik was a Norwegian Immigrant to the United States in June 1913 arriving in Boston on board the RMS Laconia (I) as a passenger in Steerage - Third Class. Includes List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival and Coversion of NOK to USD in 1921 and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
RMS Carmania Passage Contract - 10 April 1914
Steamship Ticket contract for a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts for Alfred Person, 19 years of age, traveling alone. He paid SEK 178.50 for Steerage / third class accommodations. Swedish Emigration Register, Departing Passenger List from Gothenburg, Petition for Naturalization, World War I Draft Registration Card, and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations are included.
SS Cassandra Westbound Ticket Order - 8 July 1914
Westbound Steamship Ticket Order from the Donaldson Line for Second Cabin Passenger Miss Ruth Immel, departing on the SS Cassandra from Glasgow to Montreal. Includes List of Border Crossings from Canada to the United States and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Patria Passage Contract - 2 August 1915
Fabre Line Third Class Passage Contract for the SS Patria, Departing from New York to Naples Dated 2 September 1915. Boarding pass for 3rd class seats From New York to Naples With the "Patria" French flag steam (size, speed and duration of the trip as above), departing on 2/9 1915, for Naples.
SS Euripides Passage Contract - 21 May 1921
Steamship Ticket contract ticket for Third Class Passage on a voyage of the SS Euripides of the Aberdeen Line from Melbourne, Australia to London departing on 21 May 1921. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Mount Clinton Passage Contract - 26 May 1921
Rare Outward Bound (eastward) Passenger Steamship Ticket for Third Class accommodations on the SS Mount Clinton of the United American Lines on her maiden voyage to Hamburg, Germany. Includes Brief Article on the Maiden Voyage and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Hudson Passage Contract Manifest - 22 June 1921
Rare Steamship Ticket / Passenger Manifest / Passage Contract for the 22 June 1921 Voyage on board the SS Hudson of the United States Mail Steamship Company, Inc. from Bremen to New York for Yugoslavian Immigrant Theresia Floc. Includes SS Hudson Ship Information, Arrival Records, and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Commonwealth Passage Contract - 18 August 1921
Third Class (Steerage Passengers' Contract Steamship Ticket for The Stevens Family of Four sailing on the P. & O. Line SS Commonwealth from the Port of London to Mellbourne, Australia dated 18 August 1921. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS George Washington Passage Contract - 17 September 1921
Contract for third class/steerage passage on the SS George Washington by a German Immigrant on 17 September 1921, sailing from Bremen to New York. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
United States Lines Prepaid Passage Receipt - 10 October 1922
Prepaid Steamship Ticket and Contract for Polish Immigrant from Bremen to Chicago IL on the United States Lines. Ticket included Train to Chicago and Transatlantic Ocean Fare in the Cabin Class. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Reliance Prepaid Passage Certificate - 27 January 1923
Very rare prepaid certificate for a second class Steamship Ticket on the RMS Reliance of RMSP. The passage for the 18 year old German immigrant girl was paid for by a relative. Includes Record of Passenger Arrival and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Zeeland Prepaid Purchaser's Receipt - 11 December 1923
Prepaid Steamship Ticket for Janina Kozlowsk, a 13 Year-Old Polish Immigrant girl traveling from Antwerp to New York on the SS Zeeland who arrived in New York on 10 November 1923. Includes Arrival Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
1925-05-16 Embarkation Coupon - New York to Oslo
Scandinavian-American Line Third Class Embarkation Coupon for Passage on the SS United States, Departing from New York for Oslo Dated 16 May 1925. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Bremen Passage Contract Manifest - 15 August 1925
Steamship Ticket Manifest - Tourist Cabin, SS Bremen, 15 August 1925 for Rosa Brise, age 50, a Citizen of the United States. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Conte Biancamano First Class Ticket - 30 June 1927
Lloyd Sabaudo First Class Ticket for Passage on the SS Conte Biancamano, Departing from New York to Genoa Dated 30 June 1927. Two Adults, Two Children.
D. New York Beförderungsvertrag - 16. September 1927
Deutscher Vertrag über das Dampfflugzeug der dritten Klasse an Bord der SS New York der Hamburg-Amerika-Linie im Jahr 1927. Die Unterschrift des Passagiers ist schwer zu lesen. Enthält erweitertes Ankunftsprotokoll.
SS New York Passage Contract - 16 September 1927
Steamship Ticket and Contract for Emma Muessigbrodt, a 37 year-old German woman traveling on the SS New York from Hamburg to New York on the Hamburg America Line. Includes Expanded Arrival Record.
SS Roma Passage Contract (Quota) - 18 September 1928
Italian Immigrant was one of the 4,000 Quota immigrants from Italy in 1928 under the Immigration Act of 1924. The contract is stamped "Quota" in large letters. Second Class passage contract from Naples to New York on the SS Roma of the Navigazione Generale Italiana Line.
SS George Washington Passage Contract - 3 October 1928
Third Class Steamship Ticket for a German national for a transatlantic voyage from Bremen, Germany to New York on 3 October 1928. The contract was written in both German and English. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
United States Lines Passage Payment Receipts - 1928
Immigrants already in America would often pay for other family members to come to the United States. Two receipts for payments to the United States Lines were made for the Downing Family of Cobh (Queenstown) to travel to New York. Payments made in March and April 1928 totaled $180.00. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Conte Biancamano Passage Contract - 25 October 1930
Economical Second Class Ticket from Naples, Italy to New York Berth Cabin 776, berth 3 on the SS Conte Biancamano sailing from Naples on 25 October 1930 for passenger Salvatore Milluzzo. Includes Record of Arrival at Ellis Island and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Duilio Passage Contract - 14 February 1931
Passage Ticket for a voyage on the SS Duilio of the NGI (Navigazione Generale Italiana) in third class from Genova to Buenos Aires dated 14 February 1931. Voyage ports of call included Villafranca, Barcelona, Rio Janeiro, and Santos Montevideo. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Hamburg and SS Deutschland Passage Receipt - 11 April 1932
Steamship Ticket Receipt that itemized a round-trip voyage to Europe for Mr. and Mrs. David S. Kane via the SS Hamburg and SS Deutschland of the Hamburg America Line in 1932. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Leviathan Passage Contract - 10 September 1932
Steamship Ticket - United States Lines, Tourist Cabin Contract Ticket, Dutch Woman, Rotterdam (Cherbourg) to New York aboard the SS Leviathan. Includes Ellis Island Arriving Passenger Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS St Louis Passage Receipt - 28 April 1933
Receipt for partial payment for a party of four for passage from New York to Hamburg on the SS St. Louis of the Hamburg America Line dated 28 April 1933. Fare for Each Adult was $143.00 Plus Tax for a cabin class berth. Includes Hamburg Passenger Lists and Incoming Passenger Lists, UK and Ireland for William Steffen and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Werra Passage Contract - 30 May 1933
Passage Contract for Passage for Mr. Frauk L. Pfeuffer on the SS Werra of Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, Departing from Havana for Galveston Dated 30 May 1933.
SS Deutschland Passage Receipt and Contract - 5 June 1933
Tourist Class Passage for Three Family Members living in Berlin prepaid by another family member living in Maryland for a voyage from Hamburg to New York, departing 5 June 1933 on the Hamburg America Line steamship Deutschland. Includes Expanded Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, New York/Ellis Island Records and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Saturnia Passage Receipt - 3 November 1934
First Class Ticket for Passage on the SS Saturnia of the Italia Flotte Riunite Line, Departing from New York to Trieste on 3 November 1934. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value computations.
SS Stuttgart Passage Contract - 4 September 1935
Tourist Class Steamship Ticket Contract on the SS Stuttgart of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company for a westbound voyage from Boulogne-sur-Mer to New York on 6 September 1935 for Mr. H. A. Hawgood. The ticket was purchased in Paris, France.
SS Rex Passage Contract - 23 October 1935
Steamship Ticket Contract for Tourist Class Passage on the Italia SS Rex 1935 for a Dr. Charles Bartolomew Lombardo from Naples to New York.
SS New York and SS Bremen Passage Receipt - 22 February 1936
Receipt for partial payment for third class passage on the SS New York - Eastbound and the SS Bremen - Westbound for a round-trip voyages between New York and Bremen on the Hamburg America Line.
SS Galilea Passage Certificate - 11 September 1936
Tourist Class Passage Ticket for a voyage from Trieste to Haifa on the SS Galilea of Lloyd Triestino dated 11 September 1936 for one adult male, assigned cabin no. 399 for this trip across the Mediterranean Sea. Includes Coversion of Italian Lira to USD in 1936 and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Excambion Passage Receipt - 18 January 1938
Passenger's Receipt and Contract for passage on the SS Excambion of the American Export Lines for a voyage departing from New York to Naples on 18 January 1938 for an American adult woman. Includes Arrival Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Excalibur Passage Receipt - 18 March 1938
Passenger's Receipt and Contract for passage on the SS Excalibur of the American Export Lines for a voyage departing from Genoa to New York on 18 March 1938 for an American adult woman. Includes Arrival Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Brittania & SS Normandie Passage Contract - 6 September 1939
Passage Ticket for the Compagnie Général Transatlantique, Ltd., - The French Line, Southampton to New York, departing 6 September 1939, issued to Mrs. Agnes de Linia (or de Lina). Includes Arriving Passenger Record, New York, Coversion from Dutch Guilder to USD in 1939 and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
Blue Star Line Saloon Passage Ticket - 14 December 1943
Blue Star Line Saloon Passenger's Ticket for Passage During World War II From Adelaide to an Egyptian Port, Departing from Adeline for the First Egyptian Port Dated December 1943. Includes Customs Application for an Ordinary Licence to Export Goods, Baggage Insurance Policy from Lloyd's of London, and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value.
SS Marine Phoenix Contract Ticket ID Check - 16 September 1947
Unique cabin class passage ticket San Francisco to Sydney on USN troop transport Marine Phoenix leased by the Oceanic Steamship Company and Operated by Matson Navigation Company for this and other voyages during 1947-1949. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Orion Passage Contract - 7 February 1948
First Class Ticket for Passage from Sydney to Southampton on the SS Orion of the Orient Line, voyage to being on or about the 7th of February 1948 for one adult who paid £115 for passage. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Vulcania Passage Contract - 27 April 1948
Passage Receipt and transportation contract for passage on the SS Vulcania of the Italia Line sailing 1 May 1948 from Alexandria to New York for a 24-year-old American male from Dallas, Texas. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
MS Gripsholm Prepaid Passage Contract - 13 November 1951
Prepaid Tourist Class Passage Ticket dated 13 November 1951 for German Immigrant, Departing from Bremerhaven on 24 February 1952 and arriving in New York on 6 March 1962 on the MS Gripsholm of the Swedish American Line. Toral Fare was $193.00. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
RMS Queen Mary Passage Ticket - 7 February 1953
Tourist Class passage ticket on the Cunard Line RMS Queen Mary, sailing from New York for Southampton on 7 February 1953 on Pier 90, North River where passengers embarked between 8:30 and 11:30 am for this voyage. Includes Page from the U.S. Departing Passenger and Crew List for this 21-year-old passenger.
SS Stavangerfjord and SS Oslofjord Passage Contract - 14 July 1953
First Class Eastbound passage contract on the Norwegian America Line SS Stavangerfjord sailing on 14 July 1953. Ticket was purchased with the Westbound return passage on the SS Oslofjord sailing on 9 September 1953. Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.
SS Vulcania Passage Contract - 15 May 1956
Passenger's Receipt, Italian Line Passage Ticket Contract for Passage on the SS Vulcania, Departing from New York for Naples Dated 15 May 1956.
SS Castel Felice Passage Contract - 1 September 1956
Tourist Class contract for passage on the SS Castel Felice departing from Le Havre for New York on 1 September 1956 for one adult male passenger. Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value computations are included.
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It is a document of paper bearing the name of the line for which it is purchased. On it is a printed agreement to transport the passenger according to the rules of the company, on which is noted the name of the ship, the number of the cabin and the berth.
