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Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1939

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.

1939-04-20 Passenger Manifest of SS Hamburg

1939-04-20 SS Hamburg Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 20 April 1939
  • Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh
  • Commander: Captain P. Hille
Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Aquitania of the Cunard Line, Departing 22 April 1939 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1939-04-22 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 22 April 1939
  • Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.
Front Cover, Hamburg American Line SS New York Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class Passenger List - 11 May 1939.

1939-05-11 SS New York Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Hamburg American Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 11 May 1939
  • Route: New York to Hamburg via Cherbourg and Southampton
  • Commander: Captain B. Majewski
Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Aquitania of the Cunard Line, Departing 17 May 1939 from New York to Southampton via Cherbourg

1939-05-17 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
  • Date of Departure: 17 May 1939
  • Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Commanded by Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.
1939-06-07 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Aquitania

1939-06-07 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 7 June 1939
  • Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R
1939-06-08 Passenger Manifest for the SS New York

1939-06-08 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: 8 June 1939
  • Route: New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Cherbourg, and Southampton
  • Commander: Captain B. Majewski
1939-07-06 Passenger Manifest for the SS Stavangerfjord

1939-07-06 SS Stavangerfjord Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Norwegian America Line / Den Norske Amerikalinje (NAL)
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 6 July 1939
  • Route: New York to Oslo via Bergen, Stavanger, and Kristiansand
  • Commander: Captain K. S. Irgens
Front Cover, 1939-07-08 SS Georgic Passenger List

1939-07-08 SS Georgic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 8 July 1939
  • Route: New York to London via Cobh (Queenstown), Southampton, and Le Havre
  • Commander: Captain G. R. Dolphin, R.D., R.N.R.
1939-07-12 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Queen Mary

1939-07-12 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 12 July 1939
  • Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Commodore R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R
Front Cover, Union-Castle Line RMMV Stirling Castle Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List - 13 July 1939.

1939-07-13 RMMV Stirling Castle Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 13 July 1939
  • Route: Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Capetown, Port Elizabeth, and East London,
  • Commander: Captain H. R. Northwood
1939-07-14 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Windsor Castle

1939-07-14 RMS Windsor Castle Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 14 July 1939
  • Route: Cape Town to London via Madeira
  • Commander: Captain R. W. Goodacre, R.D., R.N.R
1939-07-15 Passenger Manifest for the SS Ile De France

1939-07-15 SS Ile De France Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton
  • Commander: Captain Albert Fontaine
Front Cover of a Cruise Passenger List from the SS Carinthia of the Cunard Line, Departing 25 July 1939 from New York to Quebec, Gaspé, and Halifax and returning to New York

1939-07-25 SS Carinthia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cruise
  • Date of Departure: 25 July 1939
  • Route: New York to Quebec, Gaspé, and Halifax and returning to New York
  • Commander: Captain W. C. Battle, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.
Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Franconia of the Cunard Line, Departing 19 August 1939 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Belfast and Greenock

1939-08-19 RMS Franconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 19 August 1939
  • Route: Liverpool to New York and Boston via Belfast and Greenock
  • Commander: Commanded by Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
1939-08-22 Passenger Manifest for the SS Washington

1939-08-22 SS Washington Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: United States Lines
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 22 August 1939
  • Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
  • Commander: Giles C. Stedman, Lt. Cmdr., U.S.N.R
Passenger Manifest, RMS Aquitania, September 9, 1939

1939-09-09 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 9 September 1939
  • Route: Southampton to New York
  • Commander: Captain George Gibbons
1939-09-09 Passenger Manifest for the SS Volendam

1939-09-09 SS Volendam Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 9 September 1939
  • Route: Antwerp to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
  • Commander: Captain J. P. Webster
1939-10-06 Passenger Manifest for the SS Rex

1939-10-06 SS Rex Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Italia Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 6 October 1939
  • Route: Genoa to New York via Naples
  • Commander: Captain Attilio Frugone

Other 1939 Passenger Lists Available at the GG Archives

  • Dollar Steamship Line SS President Pierce, 1939-03-30, Yokohama to Los Angeles via Honolulu and San Francisco, Commanded by Captain C. Jokstad, U.S.N.R.
  • Cunard Line SS Carinthia, 1939-07-25, New York to Quebec, Saguenay River, Gaspe and Halifax, Commanded by Captain W. C. Battle, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.

 

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Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1939 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at ggarchives@usa.com.

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