SS California Passenger List – 20 August 1930: Glasgow to New York with Notable Professors, Clergy, and Families
The White House at Night is Shown on the Front Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS California of the Anchor Line, Departing Wednesday, 20 August 1930 from Glasgow to New York via Belfast and Moville, Commanded by Captain Robert Smart. Features a Moody Nighttime Rendering of the White House—Symbolizing Not Just the Destination, but the Political Resonance of Arriving in America. a Rare Thematic Choice for a Passenger List. GGA Image ID # 159394ff82.
🚢 Voyage Overview
Ship Name: TSS California
Line: Anchor Line (Henderson Brothers, subsidiary of Cunard)
Launch Year: 1923 (Glasgow)
Gross Registered Tonnage: 16,792
Voyage Date: Wednesday, 20 August 1930
Route: Glasgow → Belfast → Moville → New York
Commander: Captain Robert Smart
This sailing captures the golden twilight of transatlantic liners before the economic downturn fully halted European-American leisure travel. The August 1930 passenger list paints a vivid portrait of academic mobility, religious missions, family migration, and the enduring social power of sea travel during the Great Depression.
⚙️ Key Features of the TSS California
Propulsion: Steam turbine, twin screw
Capacity: Multiple classes, especially Cabin & Tourist Third Class
Passenger Comforts:
- Mass and Protestant Divine Services ⛪
- Barber’s shop and clothes pressing 💈
- Children’s meals and deck games 🎲
- Wireless telegrams, Daily Mail Atlantic Edition 📰
- Public library, kiosk, and licensed pet policy 📚🐕
- Nurse and surgeon onboard 🩺
- Disembarkation via tender at Londonderry or Greenock 🚢
This was a liner of both prestige and pragmatism—graceful enough for professionals and clergy, economical enough for immigrants and students.
🚢 About the SS California
Built: 1923 by Fairfield Shipbuilding, Glasgow
Operated by: Henderson Brothers (Anchor Line)
Route: Glasgow to New York via Londonderry and Boston
Fate: Tragically sunk by Luftwaffe air attack in 1943 during WWII
Senior Officers and Staff
- Commander: Captain Robert Smart
- Chief Officer: Thos. W. Hawley
- Surgeon: W. Best
- Purser: T. K. McGregor
- Chief Steward: Archibald Woodrow
Colorized Postcard of the TSS "California" of the Anchor Line. The Original Owner, Patricia J. Moll, Inscribed "Our Ship Going Home August 20, 1930," on the Back of the Postally Unused Postcard. SS California was a British 16,792 GRT steam turbine ocean liner that was built in Glasgow in 1923 for Henderson Brothers (Anchor Line). The California carried passengers between Glasgow and New York via Londonderry (Derry) and Boston. The ship was destroyed in the North Atlantic by a Luftwaffe air attack in 1943. This Handwritten Artifact Transforms the Passenger List Into a Living Memory—Highlighting a Personal Narrative Among the Hundreds of Printed Names. GGA Image ID # 149bfb02ff (Front); and, GGA Image ID # 149c0979f6 (Back)
Cabin Passengers
- Mr. Arthur Aitkenhead
- Mrs. Aitkenhead
- Miss Isabelle Aitkenhead
- Miss Lillian Aitkenhead
- Miss Arlyne Aitkenhead
- Mrs. Catherine Agnew
- Mrs. W. W. Anderson
- Miss Francis Anderson
- Miss Pauline Anderson
- Mrs. R. Andrew
- Miss Margt. Andrew
- Miss Mary Bailiie
- Miss Margaret Ball
- Miss Jane A. Beath
- Miss Lena w. Beath
- Miss Louisa M. Beath
- Mr. William w. Beath
- Miss Evelyn w. Beattie
- Mr. G. E. O. Bell
- Mrs. M. Binger
- Mr. J. W. Bond
- Mrs. Bond
- Mr. John Bothwell
- Mr. Edward Bourne
- Mrs. Bourne
- Mrs. Boyd
- Miss Branch
- Miss Anne Brezler
- Rev. James Bristow
- Mrs. Bristow
- Mr. Fred Brown
- Mrs. F. C. Rose Brown
- Dr. S. G. A. Brown
- Mrs. Brown
- Miss Lilly Brownlie
- Miss Mary E. Burgoyne
- Miss Jessie Burr
- Dr. C. C. Butler
- Mrs. Butler
- Mrs. Mary Cable
- Mrs. M. E. Caldwell
- Master William Caldwell
- Master James Caldwell
- Rev. Dr. Thomas Campbell
- Mrs. Campbell
- Mrs. Francis Carlisle
- Mrs. S. Carroll
- Miss May E. Chamberlain
- Mr. Alexander Charles
- Mrs. Charles
- Mrs. Florence Chickering
- Miss Katherine Cockcroft
- Mr. Mark Cohen
- Miss H. E. Coleman
- Miss G. Coleman
- Mrs. R. Collins
- Miss E. R. Cook
- Mr. Alexander Cooper
- Miss Edith Cowen
- Miss S. Cox
- Mrs. E. D. Cranes
- Mr. J. T. Crawley
- Mrs. Crawley
- Miss Margaret Crawley
- Miss Marion Crawley
- Mr. Robert Crombie
- Mrs. Crombie
- Miss Grace H. Cunningham
- Miss Gladys Cunningham
- Dr. Edward Cussler
- Mrs. Cussler
- Mr. Robert C. Cussler
- Miss Blanche Haddow
- Miss Mabel Hageneyer
- Mr. Robert Hamilton
- Mr. William Hamilton
- Miss Eleanor Hammond
- Mr. J. Arthur Hammond
- Miss E. Hanna
- Miss E. L. Hanna
- Mrs. H. N. Harley
- Mr. George Hart
- Mrs. Gertrude Hastings
- Miss Martha Hastings
- Miss Ruth Hendrick
- Miss Ruth E. Hickey
- Miss Elizabeth Hickey
- Mrs. M. A. Hickson
- Miss Olga Hingsbury
- Mrs. Hoge
- Mrs. A Hope
- Miss Annie Hope
- Miss Roselle D. Hughes
- Mrs. M. Hyde
- Mr. H. Jacobberger
- Miss Gertrude Jennings
- Miss forinne Jennings
- Dr. John H. Jentz
- Mrs. Jentz
- Master Donald Jentz
- Mr. J. Hugh Johnson
- Mrs. Johnson
- Mrs. Alice Johnston
- Miss Alice Johnstone
- Mr. Morgan Jones
- Mrs. Jones
- Miss Janabeth Jones
- Miss Helen Jones
- Mr. Morgan Jones, Jr.
- Mr. Tom Jones
- Master Grant Jones
- Miss Ethel Keckefoth
- Mr. Robert Keenan
- Mrs. Kelley
- Mrs. Alice Kelly
- Miss Kathleen C. Kelly
- Mrs. M. H. Kelly
- Miss Catherine Kelly
- Miss Cecilia Kelly
- Miss Sarah Kelly
- Miss Nancy Kelly
- Mrs. M. Keter
- Miss Mae Keter
- Miss Ruth Keter
- Miss Rae Kingsbaker
- Mr. Patrick R. Kinney
- Mrs. Kinney
- Miss Eileen Kinney
- Miss Margaret Kirlly
- Miss Agnes Kirlly
- Miss Maude Kirlan
- Mr. A. H. D. Klie
- Mr. Leo F. Knicks
- Mrs. Knicks
- Miss Catherine W. Knicks
- Miss Jane Knox
- Miss M. Reuma Krater
- Mr. William Kubel
- Mrs. Kubel
- Mr. Hugh C. Laughjin
- Mrs. I. L. C. Lane
- Rev. W. G. Letham
- Miss Rose W. Lewis
- Mr. W. H. Lyford
- Mrs. Lyford
- Miss S. McAlpine
- Miss A. G. McCarron
- Rev. Henry A. McCracken
- Mr. Alexander McCrea
- Mrs. McCréa
- Mr. Forbes McCreery
- Mrs. McCreery
- Mr. Forbes McCreery, Jr.
- Mr. Henry Forbes McCreety II.
- Miss Agnes Macdonald
- Mr. J. C. Macdonald
- Mr. J. R. McGuire
- Miss Mary McGuire
- Miss Ann McKay
- Miss H. P. McKay
- Mr. T. L. Mackenzie
- Master Jobn McLean
- Mrs. Rose McMaster
- Rev. Owen McMullen
- Rev. Michael McNamee
- Mr. Charles Martindale
- Mrs. Martindale
- Dr. William Mason
- Mr. John Melrose
- Mrs. A. Miller
- Mrs. N. Miller
- Miss Lila M. Mills
- Miss Patricia Molt (Patricia J. Moll per Signature on Postcard)
- Rev. Thomas Mooney
- Miss Mary J. Mooney
- Miss Sarah J. Morgan
- Mrs. H. B. Morse, Jr.
- Master Robert Morse III.
- Mrs. H. Mosier
- Miss Cora Mowbray
- Miss Helen Muhlfeld
- Mrs. E. Neely
- Mr. s. Ninomya
- Mrs. F. A. Noeswith
- Miss E. A. O’Brien
- Rev. Father James 0’Flanagan
- Miss Catherine O’Meara
- Miss Elizabeth O’Meara
- Miss Lene Olill
- Mrs. E. Olson
- Miss Eva Pearce
- Miss G. Pearsall
- Mrs. E. A. Peterson
- Miss Mary S. Petrie
- Mrs. Phillips
- Miss Josephine Pinkham
- Miss Dana Powell
- Miss Theresa Puseman
- Miss J. M. Rice
- Miss Lydia Reed
- Mr. F. J. Reilly
- Miss Ellen A. Reilly
- Miss M. D. Reilly
- Miss Elizabeth Rennie
- Mr. William Ritchie
- Mrs. Ritchie
- Miss Elizabeth Ritchie
- Miss Catherine Ritchie
- Mrs. E. D. Robertson
- Miss Eliese Robertson
- Mrs. L. M. Robin
- Miss H. Rogers
- Miss E. j. Ryan
- Mrs. M. Rymer
- Mrs. F. A. Sapp
- Miss Marion Sapp
- Miss Maud G. Sayers
- Miss Jean Schad
- Mrs. B. A. Schipek
- Mrs. J. Scott
- Miss Winova Scott
- Mrs. c. H. Scull
- Miss Emma Seri
- Miss Lillian M. Shaffner
- Mr. B. Share
- Mrs. Share
- Master Seymour Share
- Master Jack Share
- Master Stanley Sliare
- Miss Helen K. Sheehan
- Miss Anna B. Sheppard
- Miss M. C. Sheridan
- Miss M. L. Sheridan
- Mr. William Sherrard
- Miss Sarah Skewis
- Mr. Frank Skillern
- Miss Eleanor Skinner
- Miss Margaret Skinner
- Mrs. Smith Miss A. Smith
- Rev. Father Hugh M. Smith
- Miss M. G. Starkey
- Mr. John Steven
- Mr. Duncan Stewart
- Mrs. M. Stewart
- Mr. John F. Stock
- Mr. Fred. B. Stock
- Mr. G. N. Stone
- Mr. W. P. Stone
- Mrs. Stone
- Mrs. H. F. Street
- Miss Mary F. Street
- Miss A. B. Stubblebine
- Mrs. C. Swinton
- Mr. Harold Syvertsen
- Mrs. Syvertsen
- Miss Anna Syvertsen
- Mr. R. Tada
- Mrs. M. Toale
- Miss Bertha Todd
- Miss Mary Towers
- Mrs. Tweedy
- Miss Mary S. Van Vorst
- Mr. Harold Voss
- Miss Mary J. Walsh
- Mr. William H. Walsh
- Mrs. E. G. Warner
- Miss Helen K. Warner
- Mr. H. S. Warren
- Mrs. Warren
- Mr. Doran M. Warren
- Master Quentin L. Warren
- Miss Anna R. Weaver
- Miss Lucille Wells
- Mr. Stanley Went
- Mrs. Went
- Miss Evelyn Wilder
- Mr. Edward L. Will
- Captain A. L. Williams
- Miss M. Williamson
- Mrs. w. H. Williamson
- Miss Mary Williamson
- Mrs. M. Wishart
- Miss L. Doris Wood
- Miss Fannie B. Wright
The TSS California Displayed on the Back Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS California of the Anchor Line, Departing Wednesday, 20 August 1930 from Glasgow to New York via Belfast and Moville, Commanded by Captain Robert Smart. Depicts the SS California Itself, Underscoring the Vessel’s Elegance and Reliability—Important for Marketing the Anchor Line in an Increasingly Competitive 1930s Market. GGA Image ID # 1593c4e990
Tourist Third Cabin Passengers
- Mrs. Mary Adams
- Mr. Robert Joseph Aitcheson
- Mrs. Cherrie Aitcheson
- Mrs. Margt. Alexander
- Mr. Douglas S. Alford
- Miss Bertha Allison
- Miss Eliz. Allyn
- Miss Ethel H. Anderson
- Mr. Charles W. Arnold
- Mr. Thomas Auld
- Miss La Verne Barnes
- Miss Thelma I. Barnes
- Miss Margaret Barry
- Mrs. Anna Bartley
- Miss Ida F. Bastian
- Miss Mary Beckett
- Miss Tolie N. Benedict
- Miss Anna H. Bessler
- Miss Lena Bishop
- Mr. John James Black
- Miss Mary Black
- Mrs. Bella Blair
- Miss Clara K. Bleck
- Miss Catherine Boag
- Miss Alice V. Bosseman
- Miss Emily C. Boyer
- Rev. Father M. J. Boylan
- Rev. Father John F. Brady
- Mrs. Alice Brasnell
- Mrs. Elliott Brewer
- Miss Carroll Lee Brewer
- Miss Sarah Brewster
- Mr. Thornton H. Brooks
- Miss Ruth Brookshire
- Mr. George Brown
- Mrs. Brown
- Miss Sarah Brown
- Mr. David A. Bruce
- Miss Helen Bruce
- Mr. George R. Bryan
- Miss Ella F. Bull
- Miss Roberta Burgert
- Mrs. Mary Burness
- Miss H. Calder
- Mrs. Jean Cameron
- Mrs. Jennie Cameron
- Mr. Arthur Campbell
- Mrs. Mabel Campbell
- Miss Hattie M. Campbell
- Mrs. Bynam Campbell
- Miss Williamina Campbell
- Miss Rose A. Carragher
- Miss E. Cathcart
- Mr. Russell Childs
- Mr. Gordon Clennell
- Miss T. B. Cobb
- Miss Evelyn D. Cobb
- Mr. J. Frank Coffman
- Mrs. J. Frank Coffman
- Mrs. Margt. Connelly
- Mr. Ped Conway
- Mr. Lawrence Cook
- Mrs. Katherine Cook
- Master William Cook
- Miss A. Emily Cooper
- Miss Margt. M. Craik
- Miss Helen Croll
- Mrs. Charlotte M. Curling
- Mrs. Eliz. Currie
- Mr. Archibald Davis
- Miss Mary Day
- Mr. Thos. Devlin
- Mr. Lee Diamond
- Mrs. Mary Dillin
- Miss Patricia Dillon
- Mr. Chas. Doig
- Mrs. Jean Doig
- Miss Margaret Donnelly
- Mrs. Margaret Donnelly
- Miss Margt. Doran
- Miss Mary Duffy
- Miss Margt. D. Duggan
- Miss Marion Dunbar
- Miss Bessie Duncan
- Miss Nessie Duncan
- Miss Frances E. Dunstan
- Miss Mary E. Dunstant
- Miss Kate Easton
- Miss Jessie Ednie
- Mrs. Mary M. Eichhorn
- Mrs. R. Bertha Epstein
- Mrs. Jane Ewing
- Mr. Axel J. Eyberg
- Mrs. Helen K. Fairbairn
- Mrs. Elizabeth Falconer
- Mr. William Fingland
- Master William Fingland
- Mrs. Isabella Fingland
- Miss Janet Fingland
- Mr. John G. Finlayson
- Mr. Wm. M. Finlayson
- Mrs. Catherine Finn
- Mrs. C. Fleming
- Miss H. Fleming
- Miss D. Fleming
- Mrs. Catherine Flynn
- Mrs. Ellen Foster
- Miss Irene Franks
- Mrs. Maggie Fraser
- Master John Fraser
- Mr. Dennis Gallagher
- Mrs. Anna Gallagher
- Mr. James B. Galloway
- Mr. Hugh Gardner
- Mrs. Agnes Gardner
- Miss Margaret J. Gibson
- Miss Mary Gibson
- Mrs. Margt. Gladfelter
- Miss Gladys M. H. Gladfelter
- Mr. Gordon Glennell
- Miss Mary M. Gray
- Mr. Leslie Greeley
- Miss Margaret Green
- Mr. Alex. Greer
- Mrs. Margt. Greer
- Miss Mary Grieve
- Mrs. Mary Grubb
- Miss Margaret Grubb
- Master James Grubb
- Miss Carolyn A. Gutjahr
- Miss Mina M. Hammond
- Miss Julia Harder
- Mr. Robt. H. Harris
- Mr. Robt. M. Harris
- Mr. Douglas J. Hay
- Mr. George A. Hay
- Mr. George N. Hay, Jr.
- Miss Isabella Hay
- Miss L. Hayes
- Mrs. Isabella Hayward
- Miss Mary E. Heacock
- Miss Margt. Henderson
- Miss Annie B. Hestle
- Mr. Lyster Hetherington
- Mrs. Marion Hetherington
- Mrs. Lizzie Hetherington
- Miss Clara s. Heyburn
- Miss Margt. Hilmer
- Miss Agnes R. Holmes
- Mrs. Margt. Homes
- Mrs. Susan Hopkin
- Miss Minnie G. Hopkin
- Mr. Alfred G. Hopkins
- Mrs. Marion Hotch
- Mrs. Mary Hughes
- Master James Hughes
- Miss Edith Hunter
- Mrs. Eliz. Huston
- Miss Mardeen Hutchinson
- Miss Katharine Irvine
- Mr. James A. Irving
- Miss Beatrice Ives
- Mrs. Margaret Jackson
- Miss Annie Johnston
- Miss Isabell w. Johnston
- Mr. Robt. Johnston
- Mrs. Sarah Johnston
- Mr. Theodore Keenan
- Mr. Abraham Kerr
- Mrs. Kerr
- Mr. James Kerr
- Miss Lillian Kilby
- Mrs. I. J. Kilby
- Miss Mary E. Killelea
- Miss Annie M. Kimball
- Miss Ethel Lamb
- Miss Martha Lamont
- Mrs. Etfie M. Lathrop
- Miss Mary J. Latimer
- Rev. j. Laughlin
- Mr. Francis J. Laverty
- Mrs. Maud Laverty
- Master Francis Laverty (1)
- Mr. John Laverty
- Mrs. Ellen Laverty
- Miss Mane Laverty
- Mr. Joseph Laverty
- Miss Anna Laverty
- Mr. William Law
- Mr. Alex. Law
- Mrs. Eliz. Law
- Mr. George Leach
- Mrs. Leach
- Mrs. Anna Lee
- Miss Kathryn E. Lenhait
- Miss Edythe M. Lewis
- Miss E. Linch
- Mrs. Mabel Lindberg
- Mr. G. s. Linthicum
- Miss M. Livingstone
- Miss A. Livingstone
- Mr. George Logue
- Miss Isabella A. Loraine
- Mrs. Mary W. Low
- Miss Margt. Low
- Master Archie Low
- Mr. Ralph Lutton
- Miss Anna R. Lynch
- Mrs. Bridget McAllister
- Mr. Robt. McAlpin
- Mrs. Agnes McAlpin
- Master Robert McAlpin
- Master Andrew McAlpin
- Mrs. Jemima McBride
- Mrs. Annie McCafferty
- Master Neil McCafferty
- Mr. Patrick McCann
- Mrs. Teresa McCann
- Miss Catherine McCann
- Miss Margaret McCann
- Mrs. Gudron H. McCarton
- Miss Selina c. McCully
- Miss Louise MacDermid
- Miss Catherine McDevitt
- Mrs. Catherine McEwan
- Master William McEwan
- Prof. Fredk. M. McGaw
- Mrs. Lillie A. McGaw
- Mrs. Jessie B. MacGregor
- Mrs. Catherine MacGregor
- Mr. Robert McGregor
- Miss Eliz. McGuinness
- Miss Bernice K. McGuire
- Miss Margaret McGuire
- Mrs. Margt. McKelvey and Infant
- Mrs. Ellen McKeown
- Mr. Henry McKeown
- Mr. Patrick McKeown
- Mrs. Mary McKinlay
- Miss Jane McLauchlan
- Miss Colina McLaughlin
- Rev. Father John J. MacLaverty
- Mrs. Magdalene McLellan
- Master Gordon McLellan
- Mr. Thomas McMahon
- Mrs. Annie McMahon
- Master Thomas McMahon
- Master John McMalion
- Mrs. Euphemia McMillan
- Miss Bessie McNiel
- Mrs. Helen MacPherson
- Mrs. Sarah MacPherson
- Master Melville MacPherson
- Miss Elizabeth MacPherson
- Mr. Robert McWalter
- Mrs. Helen McWalter
- Miss Mary A. Malone
- Miss Margt. Marshall
- Miss Mary Mathieson
- Mr. George Mearns
- Miss Eliza. Miller
- Mr. George C. Miller
- Mrs. Nora Miller
- Miss Gladys Miller
- Mrs. Jane Miller
- Mr. Julian Miller
- Miss Ruth G. Miller
- Mrs. Mary Mollison
- Miss Sarah Monham
- Miss Marjorie Monroe
- Mrs. Jeanie C. H. Montgomery
- Master Burns Montgomery
- Mrs. Annie Morton
- Mrs. Bella Morton
- Miss Florence Moses
- Miss Catherine Mulholland
- Mrs. Henrietta Munde
- Miss Isabella Munro
- Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock
- Miss Priscilla J. Murdock
- Mrs. Anne Murray
- Mr. David Murray
- Mrs. Jessie B. Murray
- Miss Ellen Murray
- Miss Evelyn Nance
- Mr. John Nelson
- Rev. O. C. Nelson
- Miss Edith A. Newman
- Mrs. Catherine Nibel
- Mr. Alex. Noble
- Mrs. Janet Noble
- Miss Agnes L. Nunziato
- Miss Kathryn Nunziato
- Mr. Wm. O'Dell
- Miss Bessie Orwald
- Mr. James B. Parke
- Miss Eliz. Parker
- Mrs. Robert Paterson
- Miss Annie Patterson
- Miss Edith R. Patterson
- Miss Virginia Pearce
- Mr. B. Pearlmutter
- Miss Alice Pearson
- Mrs. Catherine Peterson
- Mr. James p. Philips
- Professor Claude C. Pinney
- Mrs. K. S. Potter
- Mrs. Christina Prentice
- Mr. Robt. Prentice
- Mr. Robert Preston
- Mrs. Janet Preston
- Miss Helen O. Prindle
- Miss Annie Rankin
- Mrs. C. Ratzberg
- Mrs. Agnes Reid
- Mr. Alex. Reid
- Mr. Arthur J. Reid
- Mr. David Reid
- Mrs. Jeannie Reid
- Mr. Robert Reid
- Mr. Thos. Reilly
- Miss Agnes Reinemund
Mr. William j. Reynolds - Mrs. Nellie Reynolds
- Master William Reynolds (8)
- Miss Eleanor Reynolds (3)
- Miss Mildred Reynolds (5)
- Miss Margt. A. Rickabough
- Mrs. Agnes Ritchie
- Miss Edina H. Ritchie
- Mrs. Mary Roberts
- Miss Eliz. Roberts
- Miss E. Robinson
- Mr. Henry Robinson
- Mrs. Euphemia Roe
- Mrs. Flora Ross
- Miss Janet B. Ross
- Master Henry Ross
- Miss Agnes Russell
- Mrs. Marion Russell
- Mrs. Mary Rutherford
- Miss Pearl A. Ryan
- Mrs. Edna Sanger
- Mrs. Annie Scarpell
- Miss Elnora Schmutzler
- Miss Harriet Schuster
- Mrs. Margt. Schutt
- Mrs. Agnes Scott
- Miss Florence Scott
- Miss Mary Scott
- Miss Wilhelmina Scott
- Miss Lola M. Sharpless
- Mrs. Eliz. Shaw
- Mrs. Margt. Shearer
- Master Alex. Shearer
- Miss Catherine C. Shields
- Miss Ida K. Short
- Miss Mary Simpson
- Mrs. Eliz. Sinclair
- Mrs. Jessie Slingerland
- Mrs. Jean Sloane
- Miss Margaret Small
- Mrs. Mary M. Small
- Mrs. Christina Smith
- Mrs. Edna s. Smith
- Mrs. Emma Smitli
- Miss Isa Smith
- Miss Mollie Smith
- Mr. W. Smith
- Mrs. Isobel Smith
- Master Keneth Smith
- Master George Smith
- Miss Hazel M. Snyder
- Miss J. A. Sprayne
- Mrs. A. Stamford
- Mr. George Stewart
- Miss Agnes Stratton
- Miss Annie Stratton
- Miss Florence Stratton
- Miss Josephine Sullivan
- Mr. Glen Summers
- Miss Margt. Sutherland
- Miss Isabella M. Swanson
- Mrs. Alida Tait
- Miss Alida Tait
- Miss Eliza F. Taylor
- Miss M. Thom
- Mr. James R. Thomson
- Miss Elizabeth Todd
- Mr. John Todd
- Mrs. Isabella Todd
- Miss Agnes Tyre
- Mr. A. Ralph Vaccaro
- Mrs. A. Vaccaro
- Miss Annie Valentine
- Miss C. E. Vandersall
- Mr. Charles Veite
- Mrs. Veite
- Mr. Thomas Wakeman
- Mrs. Agnes Wakeman
- Miss Eveline Walker
- Miss F. Walker
- Mrs. Jean Walther
- Miss Jane Walther
- Miss Eliz. Ward
- Miss Reba Waterfield
- Miss Elvira E. Watkins
- Mrs. Jane p. Watson
- Miss May Weber
- Miss Agnes Weir
- Mrs. Marion West
- Master George West
- Miss Sarah Wilson
- Miss E. Young
🎓⛪🌍 Notable Individuals: A Ship of Stories
🎓 Professors and Academics
Prof. Fredk. M. McGaw – Likely affiliated with a Midwestern or Northeastern U.S. university. His wife, Mrs. Lillie A. McGaw, traveled with him, suggesting either sabbatical leave or academic lecturing abroad.
Professor Claude C. Pinney – Distinguished academic from California. Pinney later became known for his research in literature and public education reform. His voyage may have involved a European conference or scholarly visit.
⛪ Religious Figures
Rev. Dr. Thomas Campbell – His clerical title and “Dr.” prefix mark him as both a theologian and intellectual—possibly Presbyterian, given the Scottish route.
Rev. Owen McMullen & Rev. Michael McNamee – Traveling priests, potentially Irish-American. Their pairing hints at ecclesiastical coordination, missionary efforts, or religious conference attendance.
Rev. Father James O’Flanagan & Rev. Father John J. MacLaverty – Catholic priests, most likely returning from assignments or pilgrimage. Their presence represents Ireland’s enduring religious transatlantic networks.
Rev. Father John F. Brady & Rev. Father M. J. Boylan – Appearing among the Tourist Third Cabin, reinforcing the clergy’s accessibility and their pastoral missions to immigrant and working-class communities.
Rev. W. G. Letham – Likely a Protestant clergyman, reflective of the Scottish religious diaspora.
Rev. Henry A. McCracken – Possibly linked to the McCracken dynasty of university chancellors (e.g., New York University), indicating religious-academic overlap.
🩺 Medical and Scientific Professionals
Dr. C. C. Butler, Dr. S. G. A. Brown, and Dr. Edward Cussler – These doctors were likely returning from European medical congresses, clinics, or continuing education in German or British institutions.
Dr. William Mason & Dr. John H. Jentz – Suggest a strong contingent of American physicians utilizing summer sea crossings for education, networking, or respite.
🎭 Entertainment & Cultural Figures
Miss Patricia J. Moll (signed postcard) – A vivid archival trace: her inscription “Our Ship Going Home August 20, 1930” on a colorized postcard personalizes the voyage. Possibly involved in the arts or an early collector of travel ephemera.
Miss Rose W. Lewis, Miss Dana Powell, and Miss Josephine Pinkham – Solo female travelers with stylized names often indicate involvement in early film, vaudeville, or theatre professions.
Captain A. L. Williams – His title suggests prior naval or commercial maritime service, perhaps in a ceremonial or retired role aboard.
👨👩👧👦 Engaging Family Narratives
The Jones Family – Spanning three generations, including Mr. Morgan Jones Jr. and Master Grant Jones, hinting at transatlantic relocation or extended summer travel.
The Jentz Family – A complete medical household, including Dr. John Jentz, wife, and child—reflective of professional family migration or postdoctoral service.
The Kinney Family – Another multigenerational group traveling together, likely for a mix of vacation and familial reconnection.
The Share Family – Three young boys, all traveling Tourist Third Cabin—may represent immigrant returnees or children of merchants relocating to the U.S.
Anchor Line Fleet, Services, and Table of Distances, 1930. GGA Image ID # 1593e7a7c3
Information for Passengers
Additional Passage Money or Freight paid on board -passengers should obtain a receipt on the Company’s form for such disbursements.
Baggage.—Enquiries regarding baggage on board ship should be addressed to the Baggage-Master.
To facilitate examination and identifica'tion of bag-gage on landing, all packages should have an official label affixed ل these labels are supplied on board on application.
Trunks, etc., will be stored and re-shipped by the Company if desired (see Storage).
Baggage Insurance.—Passengers are recommended to insure their baggage as, in the event of loss or damage, the Company cannot accept liability beyond the limit specified on the steamer Contract Tickets. Rates and particulars on application.
Baggage Insurance.—Passengers are recommended to insure their baggage as, in the event of loss or damage, the Company cannot accept liability beyond the limit specified on the steamer Contract Tickets. Rates and particulars on application.
Bar.—The Bars will not be open later than midnight, but it is within the discretion of the Commander to close them during the voyage at any time should he consider this course desirable.
Barber’s Shop.—There is a well-appointed Barber’s Shop on board. Ladies will be attended to by appointment.
Clothes Pressing.—Application should be made to the Barber, from whom rates and other particulars can be obtained.
Berthing of Passengers.—No changes can be made except on application to the Purser.
Cables and Telegrams for despatch by ordinary land wire should be handed 'in at the Wireless Telegraph Office. The time of acceptance for cables and tele-grams to be sent by ordinary land wire will be intimated on the notice boards.
Wireless, cable and telegraph forms may be obtained from the Wireless office.
Complaints of incivility, carelessness or inattention on the part of any of the ship’s staff should be im-mediately reported to the Purser or Chief steward, and failing satisfaction to the Captain.
The Daily Mail Atlantic Edition giving the latest news by wireless and the closing prices on the London and New York Stock Exchanges, is published on board. The paper will be delivered each morning to the passenger’s stateroom if an order is given to the Bedroom Steward.
Deck Chairs and Rugs may be hired on application to the Deck Steward. At the end of each voyage the rugs which have been in use are sent to the store and thoroughly cleaned before being re-issued.
Divine Service may be held (weather permitting) once every Sunday forenoon, and for those who so desire facilities are provided for the celebration of Mass.
Dogs and Cats cannot be landed in Great Britain unless a licence has been procured from the Board of Agriculture, London. Forms of Licence can only be obtained by direct application to the Department before the dog or eat is taken on board.
Dogs and Cats can only be carried by special arrange-ment being made with the Company prior to embarkation. Whilst on board they are not permitted in any of the public rooms or staterooms.
Drafts are issued, free of charge, payable in currency at any of the offices of the Cpmpany in the United StateS and Canada, and, similarly, drafts are issued in the United States and Canada payable at any of the Company’s offices in the United Kingdom in sterling or at the company’s offices in Europe in the currency of the country on which they are drawn.
Information.-If passengers are in doubt on any point appertaining to their ocean voyage, or railroad journey, they are advised to consult the Purser.
Kiosk.—Passengers can obtain, confectionery,, fruit, toys, souvenirs, novels, postage stamps, etc., in, the Kiosk.
Landing Cards.—Passengers must obtain ؟r؟m the Purser a U.S. landing card. The hours at which these cards are obtainable will be posted on notice board. it should be noted that before leaving the vessel the holder must present thiS landing card to a U.S. Immigrant Inspector for endorsement.
Library.—Library books may be obtained on application to the Librarian. The books are issued free of charge.
Lifebelts must not be removed from staterooms, except in eases of extreme danger and necessity.
Meals.—Breakfast, 8:00 am to 10:00 am; Luncheon, 1:00 pm; Dinner, 7:00 pm
When two sittings are necessary, meals will be served as follows ٠.—
- Breakfast, 8:00 am to 10:00 am;
- Lunch, 1st sitting, 12:30 pm2nd sitting, 1.30 pm;
- Dinner, 1st sitting, 6:15 pm 2nd sitting, 7.30 pm
Passengers may reserve seats at table for the voyage on application to the Chief stew۶rd. Meals cannot be served in cabins or on deck unless with the Surgeon’s permission.
Children’s Meals- Breakfast, 9:00 am; Dinner, noon; Tea, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ports.—Passengers are requested not to open the ports. The Stewards Will do this whenever practicable.
Postage Stamps are on sale at Purser’s Bureau and Kiosks. A notice will be displayed stating the latest time for posting mail matter on board.
British stamps must be used fo؟ correspondence posted on the High Seas. Rates :-Letters to United Kingdom and United States of America, 1 1/2 d. for the first ounce and 1d. for each additional ounce. Post-cards, 1 1/2 d. each.
Railway and Steamer Time Tables may be consulted on application to the Librarian.
Recovery of U.S. Head Tax.-To enable the refund of United States Head Tax to be secured, passengers who intend staying in the United States for less than sixty days must state so on Declaration Form at time of booking.
They must also inform the Immigration Officer at the Port of Landing that they are returning within 60 days, and obtain from him Certificate Form 514.
It is also necessary for Transit Certificate Form 514 to be handed to the Company when completed, in time to allow same to be lodged with the American Authorities within 120 days of passenger’s arrival in the United States.
Unless this regulation is complied with the Tax cannot be recovered.
Passengers who declare at the Port of Landing their intention of remaining in the United States for a period longer than 60 days will not be refunded Head Tax by the United States Government, even although they eventually leave the country within the 60 days limit.
Redirection of Mail.-Passengers who expect letters or parcels to be delivered to the ship after they have dis-embarked should leave their full names and addresses at the Bureau in order that their mail may be forwarded to them.
Return Bookings.-The Purser and his staff will at all times be pleased to assist passengers to arrange their return passages, or to supply them with the name and address of the agent in the town to which they are proceeding.
Smoking.-Cigarette smokers are requested to be careful when smoking on deck to see that cigarettes are extinguished before being thrown away. Children are not allowed in the Smoking Room.
Storage.-The Company will undertake to store deck chairs and steamer trunks belonging to passengers at owner's risk until they are required when returning.
Chairs and trunks should have owner’s name painted on them, and they will not be re-shipped without in-structions being sent to Baggage Master, Anchor Line, Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow.
A description of the articles should be given, also name of steamer from which they were landed and date. No shawls, rugs, &c., to be attached to chairs. No charge for storage is made if the owners return by the Company’s vessels.
If chairs or trunks are forwarded by rail this is done at owner’s risk and expense.
Table-Seating —The Chief steward has the arrangement of table-seating.
The Surgeon is authorized to make customary charges for his service, subject to the approval of the Commander, to First Class, Cabin, Second Class and Tourist Third Cabin passengers.
Nurses—.Trained and qualified hospital nurses are carried. Their services, under the direction of the Surgeon, are at the passengers’ disposal.
Through Bookings to Gibraltar, Marseilles, Egypt, and india.-The Anchor Line steamers engaged in this service have excellent saloon accommodation. Full particulars as to fares, etc., on application.
CUSTOMS.-The following is a list of the principal articles which are subject to duty on being brought into the United Kingdom, and the smallest quantities should be declared to the Customs Authorities:
Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Wines, Liqueurs, Spirits, Perfumery, Sugar and Goods containing Sugar, Silk and Artificial Silk, Lace and Embroidery, Musical Instruments, Gramophones and Gramophone Records, Clocks, Watches, Cameras, Field and opera Glasses, Films, Wireless Sets and accessories, etc. Reprints of Copyright Books and Music are subject to confiscation.
Valuables.—Money OP valuables should not be exposed in staterooms. The Company will not be responsible for articles lost or stolen, valuables may be deposited in ship’s safe, under care of the Purser, free of charge.
Passengers are warned that they should not on any account part with money or valuables to any persons representing themselves as members of the ship’s staff.
Wardrobe Trunks.—The attention of passengers is called to the fact that the steamer has a Baggage Room where trunks may be stored during the voyag.e. It is not always possible to have large wardrobe trunks placed in an accessible position in passenger staterooms.
Anchor Line Time on Shipboard, 1930. Time on Board Is Marked by the Ship's Bell Being Sounded at the Hour and Half Hour Throughout the Entire Day. GGA Image ID # 15941603a0
From the Estate of Patricia J. Moll.
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