SS Rotterdam Passenger List - 21 May 1924

Front Cover, First and Second Cabin Passenger List for the SS Rotterdam of the Holland-America Line, Departing 21 May 1924 from Rotterdam to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton, Commanded by Commodore Van Den Heuvel. GGA Image ID # 17c7c5059f

Senior Officers and Staff

1. Commander: Commodore Van Den Heuvel
2. Chief Officer: Coster
3. Chief-Engineer: Michels
4. Purser: Reyntjes
5. Physician: Dr. Kelly
6. Chief-Steward: Van Der Boon

Embark at Rotterdam

1. Miss W. L. Appelbaum
2. Mr. W. A. Arndt
3. Mrs. W. A. Arndt
4. Mast. W. F. Arndt
5. Mast. W. P. Arndt
6. Miss Chr. H. Arndt
7. Mrs. I. von Borcke
8. Miss M. H. Congdon
9. Mr. T. Deelman
10. Mr. W. Durieux
11. Mrs. W. Durieux
12. Mr. G. P. Friedmann
13. Mr. G. S. Friedmann
14. Mrs. G. S. Friedmann
15. Dr. A. Galamb
16. Mrs. A. Galamb
17. Mast. A. Galamb
18. Mr. H. A. Grusch
19. Mrs. H. A. Grusch
20. Miss R. Grusch
21. Mr. J. Haeberle
22. Mr. H. E. Hamm
23. Mrs. E. Hodenpyl
24. Miss C. Hoffmann
25. Mr. L. Kalman
26. Mr. A. H. Kloppenburg
27. Mrs. A. H. Kloppenburg
28. Miss M. Knepper
29. Mr. M. Maier-Hermann
30. Mr. H W. Mauser
31. Mrs. H. W. Mauser
32. Mr. D. Merens
33. Mr. F. W. R. von L. ter Meulen
34. Mrs. M. Mrzenova
35. Miss J. Mrzenova
36. Mr. G. C. D. Odell
37. Mr. D. Pyzel
38. Miss J. Ouaintance
39. Mr. N. J. A. C. van Rossem
40. Mrs. E. M. Round
41. Hon. B. Singer, Consul General of Nicaragua and Consul of Spain at Chicago, Ill
42. Mrs. B. Singer
43. Mr. Ed. H. Smith
44. Mrs. Ed. H. Turner
45. Mr. Fred. Stockwell
46. Mrs. Fred. Stockwell
47. Mr. A. Treep Jr.
48. Mr. M. G. Wagenaar ( Hummelinck )
49. Mts. M. G. Wagenaar ( Hummelinck )
50. Mr. C. H. Wagenaar ( Hummelinck )
51. Mrs. F. H. Walker
52. Mr. J. Warboise
53. Mr. H. Zelinsky
54. Mrs. Zelinsky

Embark at Boulogne-sur-Mer

55. Mr. S. Barnett
56. Mrs. S. Barnett
57. Mast. A. Barnett
58. Mr. F. N. Bendelari
59. Mrs. Bentley
60. Mr. H. Berger
61. Mrs. H. Berger
62. Miss H. Berger
63. Mr. J. Cahill
64. Mrs. R. de Caro
65. Mrs. J. S. Carpenter
66. Miss G. Chanter
67. Mr. R. Cloos
68. Mrs. W. L. Cornelius
69. Miss Chr. L. Cornelius
70. Mr. A, C. Crombie
71. Mrs. A. C. Crombie
72. Rev. Th. B. Downey
73. Mrs. H. W. Fenton
74. Miss M. Fergusson
75. Mr. B. J. Garfunkel
76. Mrs. B. J. Garfunkel
77. Mast. R. H. Garfunkel
78. Mrs. M. Glorieux
79. Mr. C. Granel
80. Mrs. J. P. Grey
81. Miss M. L. Grey
82. Mrs. S. Griffis
83. Miss Th. Griffis
84. Mast. N. Griffis
85. Mrs. G. Humphrey
86. Miss S. J. Humprey
87. Mrs. A. H. Joline
88. Mrs. J. Koert
89. Mr. E. Levy
90. Mrs. E. Levy
91. Mr. Ch. H. Louis
92. Mrs. Ch H. Louis
93. Mrs. R. MacArthur
94. Mrs. G. MacDonald
95. Mr. Ch. Malhame
96. Mr. Chas. M. McLeod
97. Mr. Meer
98. Mr. E. de Moreles
99. Mrs. E. de Moreles
100. Mrs. C. L. Morgenthau
101. Miss F. J. Morgenthau
102. Miss J. Neumann
103. Dr. W. Oertly
104. Mrs. H. Passavant
105. Mrs. R. Prescott
106. Miss O. Prescott
107. Miss M. Quinlin
108. Mr. L. M. Rosenbluth
109. Mrs. J. Sanderson
110. Mr. E. B. Schmalholz
111. Mrs. E. B. Schmalholz
112. Mr. R. Schwarz
113. Mr. V. Sorchan
114. Mrs. V. Sorchan
115. Mr. M. M. Stiner
116. Mr. F. J. Tourtelotte
117. Mrs. F. J. Tourtelotte
118. Mr. C. Waterman
119. Mr. R. M. Waterman
120. Miss H. Wetzel
121. Mr. E. J. Williams
122. Mrs. E. J. Williams
123. Miss B. Wright (Disembark at Halifax)
124. Mr. S. Wyeth
125. Mrs. F. S. Ziegler

Embark at Southampton

126. Mr. Chas. F. Bartlett
127. Mrs. J. F. Dinkel
128. Mrs. W. D. Embree
129. Miss C. Embree
130. Mast. W. D. Embree Jr.
131. Mr. H. Fields
132. Mrs. H. Fields
133. Mrs. W. A Forbes
134. Miss M. Friedmann
135. Dr. F. Furger-Dewald
136. Mrs. F. Furger-Dewald
137. Mr. J. F. Hirschman
138. Miss S. Hirschman
139. Mr. G. A. Hyde
140. Miss M. Jeffers
141. Mr. E. L. Johnson
142. Mrs. E. L. Johnson
143. Mr. D. Karger
144. Mrs. D. Karger
145. Mr. F. J. Kendall
146. Mrs. F. J. Kendall
147. Mr. Wm. H. Kendall
148. Mr. H. S. Kline
149. Miss F. V. Leigh
150. Miss R. Lewis
151. Mrs. Chas. M. McLeod
152. Miss C. Odell
153. Miss F. Peebles
154. Mr. J. A. Robinson
155. Mrs. J. A. Robinson
156. Mr. Ed. H. Simmons
157. Mrs. Ed. H. Simmons
158. Miss D. L. Simmons
159. Mr. F. Spiekerman
160. Mrs. F. Spiekerman
161. Mrs. F. Stevens
162. Dr. E. T. Tappey
163. Mrs. E. T. Tappey
164. Mrs. T. W. D. Turner
165. Mr. G. F. White
166. Mrs. G. F. White
167. Mr. H. J. de Witt
168. Mrs. H. J. de Witt

Listed as a passenger embarking at Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton

169. Marchioness L. del Sera Fiaschi

Back Cover of a Cabin Passenger List for the SS Rotterdam of the Holland-America Line, Departing 21 May 1924 from Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton, and Halifax. GGA Image ID # 17c837406a

Embark at Rotterdam

1. Miss M. Andruluite
2. Mrs. B. Auen
3. Mr. B. Bergman
4. Mr. W. C. v. Berkel (Disembark at Halifax)
5. Mrs. W. C. v. Berkel and Infant (Disembark at Halifax)
6. Mr. H. G. Boumeester
7. Mrs. J. Brydova
8. Mrs. A. Bryker
9. Mr. H. Celleritch
10. Mr. A. W. Dorsthorst
11. Mrs. A. W. Dorsthorst
12. Mrs. G. v. Duyvenbode
13. Mr. D. Ehrler
14. Miss A. Ehrler
15. Mrs. I. Engel
16. Miss E. Engel
17. Mast. D. Engel
18. Dr. Frank Eros
19. Miss A. Falkenburg
20. Mr. Ch. A. Freyelberg
21. Mrs. A. C. Geervliet
22. Mr. A. de Groot
23. Mrs. A. de Groot
24. Mr. Tj. T. Hannema
25. Mrs. H. v. Harten
26. Mrs. M. Heil
27. Mr. \V. P. ter Horst
28. Mrs. W. P. ter Horst
29. Mr. Ch. Jablonik
30. Mrs. W. Kaercher
31. Mr. J. Klein
32. Miss B. Klein
33. Mr. E. Kohler
34. Mr. R. v. d. Kooi
35. Mr. P. F. Kools
36. Mr. E. Kovacs (Disembark at Halifax)
37. Mr. J. R. Muller
38. Mr. P. Muller
39. Miss H. Nollet
40. Mr. J. Pouwe
41. Mrs. J. Pouwe
42. Rev. J. A. F. Sanders
43. Mr. Fr. Stanek
44. Mr. L Terpstra
45. Mrs. A. Toley
46. Mrs. C. v. Veggelen
47. Miss M. v. Veggelen
48. Mr. H. v. d. Wal
49. Miss Fr. Weiss
50. Rev. W. C. Wolsdorff
51. Mrs. W. C. Wolsdorff
52. Mrs. E. Wolters

Embark at Boulogne-sur-Mer

53. Mrs. J. J. Angehm
54. Mr. H. Besson
55. Mr. T. Buckley
56. Mrs. T. Buckley
57. Mr. H. J. Dorfman
58. Miss M. J. Doyarcabal
59. Mr. A. A. Dunham
60. Miss E. Eichenberger (Disembark at Halifax)
61. Miss M. Schmidlin
62. Mr. M. Schneider (Disembark at Halifax)
63. Mrs. M. Schneider (Disembark at Halifax)
64. Dr. H. Stern
65. Mrs. A. Torgler
66. Mast. H. Torgler

Embark at Southampton

67. Mr. H. Rittmann
68. Dr. L. Szekely
69. Mr. L. Szekely

Voyage Number: 8 P. - 660 - 5-24.

Covers, SS Rotterdam Passenger List, 21 May 1924. GGA Image ID # 1df8c0e6be

Passenger List Information

Item Description
Cabin Passenger List for the SS Rotterdam, documenting its voyage from Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton, and Halifax on 21 May 1924. Commanded by Commodore Van Den Heuvel, this artifact epitomizes the elegance and efficiency of transatlantic travel during the golden age of ocean liners.

Key Features

• Date and Voyage: 21 May 1924, Rotterdam to New York.
• Route: Rotterdam, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton, Halifax, New York.
• Class of Travel: First and Second Cabin, reflecting luxurious accommodations and world-class service.
• Associated Vessel: SS Rotterdam, a celebrated flagship of the Holland-America Line, recognized for its innovation and exceptional passenger amenities.

Contents

• Comprehensive passenger lists for First and Second Cabins.
• Details of senior officers, including Commodore Van Den Heuvel, Chief Officer Coster, and Dr. Kelly.
• Notable passengers from multiple embarkation points, reflecting the ship’s international appeal.
• Instructions for passengers regarding bookings, baggage, and onboard services, offering insights into the era's travel norms.

Historical and Design Highlights
The SS Rotterdam played a pivotal role in connecting Europe and North America, embodying the sophistication of 1920s maritime design. This passenger list showcases exquisite typography and elegant layout, emblematic of the era’s attention to detail. The artifact also highlights the cultural and economic exchanges facilitated by such voyages, from immigration to tourism.

Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers)

• Hon. B. Singer: Consul General of Nicaragua and Spain, based in Chicago, noted for fostering international diplomacy.
• Dr. A. Galamb: Esteemed European academic and cultural figure of the early 20th century.
• Mrs. C. L. Morgenthau: Likely connected to the influential Morgenthau family, prominent in American politics and philanthropy.
• Rev. Th. B. Downey: Respected clergyman, known for his contributions to interfaith dialogue.
• Marchioness L. del Sera Fiaschi: European nobility, reflecting the ship's appeal to elite travelers.
• Mr. Fred. Stockwell: Notable industrialist contributing to international commerce.

Historical Significance
This passenger list encapsulates the dynamic interplay of cultures, economies, and personal stories of the 1920s. It offers valuable insights into global travel patterns, immigration trends, and the societal shifts of the interwar period.

Appeal

• Genealogists: Trace ancestors’ transatlantic journeys.
• Maritime Historians: Explore the operational and cultural significance of the Holland-America Line.

Conclusion
This SS Rotterdam passenger list is a vital artifact of maritime history, offering unparalleled insights into the elegance, functionality, and cultural significance of 1920s transatlantic voyages.