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Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1938

Passenger lists for 1938 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa.

Our collection contains samples of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines. They are often used to illustrate family history books for immigrants from this period in time.

Coveted by collectors and genealogists, souvenir passenger lists often offered beautiful graphical covers and information not found in official manifests because they focused on the journey rather than the destination.

Front Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Carinthia of the Cunard Line, Departing 15 January 1938 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Greenock

1938-01-15 RMS Carinthia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 15 January 1938
Route: Liverpool to New York and Boston via Greenock
Commander: Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

1938-03-18 Passenger List for SS Excalibur

1938-03-18 SS Excalibur Passenger List

Steamship Line: American Export Lines
Class of Passengers: One
Date of Departure: 18 March 1938
Route: Genoa to New York
Commander: Captain S. N. Groves

1938-04-11 City of Newport News Passenger Manifest

1938-04-11 SS City of Newport News Passenger List

Steamship Line: Baltimore Mail Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin (One Class)
Date of Departure: 11 April 1938
Route: Bremen to Norfolk and Baltimore via Southampton
Commander: Captain Robert H. Wright, Lt. Cmdr., U.S.N.R
Note: Annotated by the original owner (passenger)

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS Manhattan of the United States Lines, Departing 20 April 1938 from New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Plymouth and Le Havre

1938-04-20 SS Manhattan Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 20 April 1938
Route: New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Plymouth and Le Havre
Commander: Captain Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R.

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Washington of the United States Lines, Departing 20 April 1938 from Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh

1938-04-20 SS Washington Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 20 April 1938
Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
Commander: Captain Giles C. Stedman, Lt. Comm., U.S.N.R.

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, Departing 3 May 1938 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1938-05-03 SS Bremen Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 3 May 1938
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Aquitania of the Cunard Line, Departing 1 June 1938 from New York to Cherbourg via Southampton, Commanded by Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

1938-06-01 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 1 June 1938
Route: New York to Cherbourg via Southampton
Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, SS Montcalm Atlantic Isles and Seaboard Cruise from Tilbury Passenger List - 18 June 1938.

1938-06-18 SS Montcalm Passenger List

Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
Class of Passengers: Cruise Members
Date of Departure: 18 June 1938
Route: Atlantic Isles and Seaboard Cruise from Tilbury. (London - Gibraltar - Casablanca - Madeira - Lisbon - London)
Commander: Captain D. Pert

Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, Departing 24 June 1938 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1938-06-24 SS Bremen Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
Date of Departure: 24 June 1938
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. W. Hagemann

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Manhattan of the United States Lines, Departing 29 June 1938 from Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton and Cobh

1938-06-29 SS Manhattan Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 29 June 1938
Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton and Cobh
Commander: Captain Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R.

1938-07-13 Passenger Manifest for the SS Rex

1938-07-13 SS Rex Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 13 July 1938
Route: Genoa to New York via Cannes, Naples, and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain Attilio Frugone

Front Cover - 1938-07-14 Passenger Manifest for the SS Vulcania<

1938-07-14 SS Vulcania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 14 July 1938
Route: Trieste to New York via Dubrovnik, Patra, Naples, Palermo, Algiers, Gibraltar, Lisbon, and Azores
Commander: Captain William Lazzari

Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Europa of the North German Lloyd, Departing 19 July 1938 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1938-07-19 SS Europa Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
Date of Departure: 19 July 1938
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. W. Hagemann

22 July 1938 Passenger Manifest for the TSS California

1938-07-22 TSS California Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
Date of Departure: 22 July 1938
Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Dublin
Commander: Captain Robert W. Smart

1938-08-04 Passenger Manifest for the SS Hamburg

1938-08-04 SS Hamburg Passenger List

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 4 August 1938
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Th. Koch

1938-08-09 Passenger Manifest for the SS Rex

1938-08-09 SS Rex Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 9 August 1938
Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain Giorgio Cavallini

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Aquitania of the Cunard Line, Departing 10 August 1938 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1938-08-10 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 10 August 1938
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, Departing 16 August 1938 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1938-08-16 SS Bremen Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
Date of Departure: 16 August 1938
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

19 August 1938 Passenger Manifest for the TSS California

1938-08-19 TSS California Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
Date of Departure: 19 August 1938
Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Dublin and Cobh
Commander: Captain Robert W. Smart

Front Cover, SS Duchess of Bedford Cabin and Tourist Passenger List - 19 August 1938.

1938-08-19 SS Duchess of Bedford Passenger List

Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 19 August 1938
Route: Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain A. R. Meikle, R.D., R.N.R.

Passenger Manifest Cover, August 1938 Westbound Voyage - TSS Statendam

1938-08-20 TSS Statendam Passenger List

Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
Date of Departure: 20 August 1938
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Commander G. J. Barendse

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Aquitania of the Cunard Line, Departing 24 August 1938 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1938-08-24 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 24 August 1938
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

1938-08-24 SS Normandie Passenger List

Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 24 August 1938
Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton
Commander: Captain Paul AUGARDE

1938-08-26 SS Caledonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
Date of Departure: 26 August 1938
Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Belfast and Londonderry
Commander: Captain Alexander Collie

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Alaunia Tourist Class Passenger List - 27 August 1938.

1938-08-27 RMS Alaunia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 27 August 1938
Route: Southampton to Quebec and Montreal via Le Havre
Commander: Captain J. Foyster

1938-08-27 Passenger Manifest for the TSS Nieuw Amsterdam

1938-08-27 TSS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger List

Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
Class of Passengers: All Classes
Date of Departure: 27 August 1938
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Commodore J. J. Bijl

1938-08-31 Passenger Manifest for the SS President Roosevelt

1938-08-31 SS President Roosevelt Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 31 August 1938
Route: Hamburg to New York via Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
Commander: Captain William Dougherty

Passenger List, Donaldson Atlantic Line SS Athenia, 1938

1938-09-02 SS Athenia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Donaldson Atlantic Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
Date of Departure: 2 September 1938
Route: Glasgow to Quebec and Montreal via Belfast and Liverpool
Commander: Captain James Cook

1938-09-07 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 7 September 1938
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 10 September 1938 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Dublin and Galway

1938-09-10 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 10 September 1938
Route: Liverpool to New York and Boston via Dublin and Galway
Commander: Captain W. C. Battle, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS President Harding of the United States Lines, Departing 14 September 1938 from Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh

1938-09-14 SS President Harding Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 14 September 1938
Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
Commander: Captain James E. Roberts (Lt. Cmdr. USNR)

Passenger Manifest, CGT French Line, SS Champlain, 1938 Westbound Voyage

1938-09-17 SS Champlain Passenger List

Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 17 September 1938
Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton
Commander: Captain William Vogel

Front Cover, Furness Bermuda Line SS Monarch of Bermuda Cruise Passenger List - 17 September 1938.

1938-09-17 SS Monarch of Bermuda Passenger List

Steamship Line: Furness Bermuda Line
Class of Passengers: Cruise
Date of Departure: 17 September 1938
Route: New York to Bermuda
Commander: Captain A. R. Francis

1938-09-24 SS Gerolstein Passenger List

Steamship Line: Arnold Bernstein / Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 24 September 1938
Route: Antwerp to New York
Commander: Captain Friedrich Ahrens

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Washington of the United States Lines, Departing 30 September 1938 from Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh

1938-09-30 SS Washington Tourist Class Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 30 September 1938
Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh
Commander: Captain Giles C. Stedman, Lt. Comm., U.S.N.R.

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the SS Washington of the United States Lines, Departing 30 September 1938 from Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh

1938-09-30 SS Washington Third Class Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 30 September 1938
Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh
Commander: Captain Giles C. Stedman, Lt. Comm., U.S.N.R.

Passenger Manifest Cover, October 1938 Westbound Voyage - TSS Statendam

1938-10-01 TSS Statendam Passenger List

Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
Date of Departure: 1 October 1938
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Commander G. J. Barendse

1938-10-05 SS Normandie Passenger List

Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 5 October 1938
Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton
Commander: Captain Pierre THOREUX

Front Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Ausonia of the Cunard Line, Departing 15 October 1938 from Southampton to Montreal and Quebec via Le Havre

1938-10-15 RMS Ausonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 15 October 1938
Route: Southampton to Montreal and Quebec via Le Havre
Commander: Captain C. H. Bate, R.D., R.N.R.

1938-10-15 RMS Britannic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Members of the American Legion (First, Tourist and Third Class)
Date of Departure: 15 October 1938
Route: Southampton and Le Havre to New York via Cobh
Commander: Captain A. T. Brown, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, Departing 22 October 1938 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1938-10-22 SS Bremen Cabin Class Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 22 October 1938
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

Front Cover of a Tourist and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, Departing 22 October 1938 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1938-10-22 SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: Tourist and Third Class
Date of Departure: 22 October 1938
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 29 October 1938 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1938-10-29 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 29 October 1938
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

1938-11-03 SS New York Passenger List

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class
Date of Departure: 3 November 1938
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh
Commander: Captain B. Majewski

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 12 November 1938 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1938-11-12 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 12 November 1938
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain G. Gibbons, R.D., R.N.R.

Other 1938 Passenger Lists Available at the GG Archives

CGT-French Line SS De Grasse, 1938-07-02, Le Havre to New York, Commanded by Captain Louis Blanquie
CGT-French Line SS Paris, 1938-08-16, Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh, Commanded by Captain Etienne Payen de la Garanderie
Cunard Line RMS Franconia, 1938-08-19, Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Greenock, Commanded by Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
Cunard Line RMS Ausonia, 1938-10-15, Southampton to Quebec and Montreal via Le Havre, Commanded by Captain C. H. Bate, R.D., R.N.R.
CGT-French Line SS Champlain, 1938-10-22, New York to Le Havre via Plymouth, Commanded by Captain Jules Duchesne

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