San Francisco, California Passenger Lists 1903-1954

The San Francisco Harbor.

The San Francisco Harbor. The Syren & Shipping Illustrated, 17 June 1908. GGA Image ID # 1473169b9e

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

Map of the Bay of San Francisco, A New and Improved Street Map from 1877, Drawn, Compiled, and Published by F. T. Newbery, C.E. From the Chris Crofts Collection. GGA Image ID # 20d5b3b379. Click to View Larger Image.

Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List from the SS Siberia of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, Departing 26 September 1903 from Yokohama to San Francisco via Honolulu.

1903-09-26 SS Siberia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Pacific Mail Steamship Company (PMSC)

Class of Passengers: Cabin

Date of Departure: 26 September 1903

Route: Yokohama to San Francisco via Honolulu

Commander: Captain J. Tremaine Smith

Front Cover of a PLClass Passenger List from the SS Finland of the Red Star Line, Chartered by the Panama-Pacific Line, Departing 31 July 1915.

1915-07-31 SS Finland Passenger List

Steamship Line: Panama-Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 31 July 1915
Route: New York to San Francisco via The Panama Canal and San Diego
Commander: Captain R. Prager

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: First and Second Saloon
Date of Departure: 10 December 1937
Route: San Francisco and Los Angeles to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama Canal, Colombia, Havana, and New York
Commander: Captain Curt Zastrow

Front Cover, Orient Line SS Orion Tourist Class Passenger List - 8 October 1954.

1954-10-08 RMS Orion Passenger List

Steamship Line: Orient Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 8 October 1954
Route: Vancouver BC to Sydney via San Francisco, Honolulu, Suva (Fiji), and Auckland
Commander: Captain A. E. Coles, R.D., R.N.R.

San Francisco is located on the West Coast of the United States at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula and includes significant stretches of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay within its boundaries.

View of Fisherman's Wharf at San Francisco in 1922.

View of Fisherman's Wharf at San Francisco in 1922. GGA Image ID # 1717c096b7

Several picturesque islands—Alcatraz, Treasure Island and the adjacent Yerba Buena Island, and small portions of Alameda Island, Red Rock Island, and Angel Island—are part of the city.

Modern Piers at the Port of San Francisco, 1923.