Los Angeles Passenger Lists 1926 & 1937

Port of Los Angeles, Entrance to Harbor at San Pedro, 1919.

Port of Los Angeles, Entrance to Harbor at San Pedro, 1919. GGA Image ID # 17177fae98

Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Los Angeles, California. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS President Van Buren of the Dollar Steamship Line, Departing 30 September 1926 from New York to Shanghai

1926-09-30 SS President Van Buren Passenger List

Steamship Line: Dollar Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 30 September 1926
Route: New York to Marseilles via Havana, Cristobal, Balbao, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Kobe, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manilla, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Port Said and Alexandria
Commander: Captain M. Ridley

1937-12-10 Passenger List for the SS Santa Rosa

1937-12-10 SS Santa Rosa Passenger List

Steamship Line: Grace Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 10 December 1937
Route: San Francisco and Los Angeles for Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama Canal, Colombia, Havana, and New York
Commander: Captain Curt Zastrow

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