Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1948
Passenger lists for 1948 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.
![GGA Image ID # 166a3c850a Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the SS America of the United States Lines, Departing 21 January 1948 from New York to Southampton via Cobh and Cherbourg](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/UnitedStatesLines/America/1948-01-21/1C/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-01-21 SS America Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 21 January 1948
Route: New York to Southampton via Cobh and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Harry Manning, Captain, U.S.N.R.
![1948-02-07 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Orion](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/OrientLine/Orion/1948-02-16/FirstSaloon/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-02-07 RMS Orion Passenger List
Steamship Line: Orient Line
Class of Passengers: First Saloon
Date of Departure: 7 February 1948
Route: Sydney to Southampton via Melbourne, Fremantle, Colombo, Aden, and Port Said
Commander: Captain C. Fox, C.B.E.
![GGA Image ID # 166aee44f1 Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the SS America of the United States Lines, Departing 20 February 1948 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg and Cobh](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/UnitedStatesLines/America/1948-02-20/1C/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-02-20 SS America Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 20 February 1948
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg and Cobh
Commander: Captain Harry Manning, Captain, U.S.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 16a82af5e2 Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 14 May 1948 from New York to Southampton via Cherbourg](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1948-05-14/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-05-14 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 14 May 1948
Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. M. Ford, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 167b915763 Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 24 June 1948 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1948-06-24/TC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-06-24 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 24 June 1948
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. M. Ford, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 1674d7ed14 Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 2 July 1948 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenMary/1948-07-02/CC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-07-02 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 2 July 1948
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. D. Snow, R.D., R.N.R.
![1948-07-23 Passenger List for TSS Veendam](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/HollandAmerica/Veendam/1948-07-23/Cabin-Tourists/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-07-23 TSS Veendam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: First And Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 23 July 1948
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Southampton
Commander: Captain C. Van Beek
![GGA Image ID # 1674fec5fa Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 7 August 1948 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenMary/1948-08-07/CC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-08-07 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 7 August 1948
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. G. Illingworth, R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 170bc6f611 Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the RMS Mauretania of the Cunard Line, Departing 7 September 1948 from Southampton to New York Via Cherbourg](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/Mauretania/1948-09-07/1C/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-09-07 RMS Mauretania First Class Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 7 September 1948
Route: Southampton to New York Via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. B. G. Woollatt, R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 170c4b46ed Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Mauretania of the Cunard Line, Departing 7 September 1948 from Southampton to New York Via Cherbourg](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/Mauretania/1948-09-07/CC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-09-07 RMS Mauretania Cabin Class Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 7 September 1948
Route: Southampton to New York Via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. B. G. Woollatt, R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 172aa0ac5d Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the RMS Mauretania of the Cunard Line, Departing 28 September 1948 from Southampton to New York Via Cherbourg](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/Mauretania/1948-09-28/1C/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-09-28 RMS Mauretania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 28 September 1948
Route: Southampton to New York Via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. B. G. Woollatt, R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 16a88773cd Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 31 October 1948 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1948-10-31/TC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-10-31 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: Halloween, the 31 October 1948
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. M. Ford, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 1f5289f160 Front Cover of a First, Cabin, and Tourist Class Passenger List from the TSS Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-America Line, Departing Saturday, 11 December 1948 from Rotterdam to New York.](../../../Images600/OT/PL/HAL/NieuwAmsterdam/1948-12-11/1C-CC-TC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-12-11 TSS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: First, Cabin, and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 11 December 1948
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Le Havre and Southampton
Commander: Commodore C. Van Beek
Other 1948 Passenger Lists Available at the GG Archives
- United States Lines | Washington | Cabin | 1948-03-27 | Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh | Captain John W. Anderson, Capt., U.S.N.R.
- United States Lines | Washington | Cabin | 1948-05-07 | Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh | Captain Harold Milde, Lt. Cmdr., U.S.N.R.
- CGT-French Line | De Grasse | First Class | 1948-09-01 | Le Havre to New York via Southampton | Captain Joseph Cailloce
Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1948 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at [email protected].