Hamburg American Line Archival Collection
Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line / Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft (HAPAG)
Hamburg American Line was one of the major steamship companies to handle the immigrant trade. Their primary routes from Hamburg, Germany, to New York via Southampton were supplemented by other vessels that called on the ports of Portland, ME, Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, Galveston, and New Orleans, in addition to Canadian ports. The Hamburg-American Line lost almost the entirety of its fleet twice due to World Wars One and Two from the sinking of their ships and war reparations.
Hamburg American Line Archival Collections
Sorted in Date Order by Topic, Our Hamburg American Line Archival Collections include Passenger Lists, Vintage Brochures, Vintage Menus, Immigrant Passage Tickets, and Other Ephemera.
HAPAG Steamship and Ocean Liner Archival Collections
![Passenger Manifest, SS Albert Ballin, Hamburg America Line, August 1926](../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/AlbertBallin/1926-08-27/ThirdClass/FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Albert Ballin Archival Collection
Albert Ballin (1923) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Autographs; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Books; Provisioning the SS Albert Ballin - 1925; Hamburg-American Liner Albert Ballin Launched - 1922.
![Steerage Prepaid Passage Contract, German Immigrant Family, 20 November 1907](../../HistoricalImages/PassageContracts/HamburgAmericanLine/Steerage/1907-11-20/SteragePrepaidPassageContract-250.jpg)
SS Amerika Archival Collection
Amerika (1905) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts; Books; Sailing Schedules; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Photographs; The SS Amerika - 1905.
![Passenger Manifest, Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Auguste Victoria, 1897](../../DigitalAssets/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/AugusteVictoria/1897-08-26/Cabin/FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Auguste Victoria Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Auguste Victoria available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
![1907-06-01 Passenger Manifest for the SS Batavia](../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Batavia/1907-06-01/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Batavia Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Batavia available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
![GGA Image ID # 1638a38c9d Front Cover of a Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Berlin of the North German Lloyd, Departing 31 August 1937 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Galway and Halifax](../../Images600/PassengerLists/NorthGermanLloyd/Berlin/1937-08-31/Cabin-Tourist-3C/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Berlin (1868) North German Lloyd Ship's History (Brief); Berlin (1875) American Line Ship's History (Brief); Berlin (1908) North German Lloyd Ship's History (Brief); Berlin (1925) North German Lloyd Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Menus; Immigrant Documents; Sailing Schedules; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Photographs; Books Referencing the SS Berlin; New SS Berlin Enters New York-Bremen Service - 1925.
![GGA Image ID # 1e07159ef1 First Class Dining Room on the SS Blücher.](../../Images600/OT/Brochures/HAPAG-NordlandFahrten/1908/BlucherFirstClassDiningRoom-250.jpg)
SS Blücher Archival Collection
Blücher (1901) Hamburg-American Line Ship History (Brief); SS Blücher Specifications; Brochures; Photographs; Sailing Schedules; Advertisements; At the "Bottom of the World" - 1910.
![GGA Image ID # 12adf72aef Front Cover, Matinee Concert Program on Board the SS Bremen, Sunday, 17 August 1930.](../../Images600/OnboardEvents/NDL-Bremen-MusicProgram-1930-08-17-01-FC-250.jpg)
SS Bremen (1896) North German Lloyd Ship's History (Brief); SS Bremen (1900) North German Lloyd Ship's History (Brief); SS Bremen (1929) North German Lloyd Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Passage Contracts and Tickets; Menus; Programs; Sailing Schedules; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Other Ephemera; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Photographs; Books.
![GGA Image ID # 176ec3195a Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List for the SS Cincinnati of the Hamburg America Line, Departing 8 September 1910 from Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg](../../Images600/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Cincinnati/1910-09-08/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Cincinnati Archival Collection
Cincinnati (1908) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Advertisements; Sailing Schedules; Senior Officers and Staff; Title Pages; Wireless Technology.
![Passenger Manifest, Hamburg Amerika Linie, Cleveland, 10 December 1926](../../DigitalAssets/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Cleveland/1926-12-10/ThirdClass/FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Cleveland Archival Collection
SS Cleveland of the Hamburg-American Line Pulling Into Harbor, c1910; Cleveland (1908) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Sailing Schedules; Title Pages; Senior Officers and Staff; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Photographs; Advertisements; Books Referencing the SS Cleveland.
![GGA Image ID # 15e3992184 Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Columbus of the North German Lloyd, Departing 9 June 1928 from New York to Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg](../../Images600/PassengerLists/NorthGermanLloyd/Columbus/1928-06-09/TTC-3CL/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Columbus Archival Collection
Columbus (1922) North German Lloyd Ship History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Sailing Schedules; Fleet List; Photographs; Books; Other Ephemera; Advertisements; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Back Cover Images.
![1930-08-22 SS Deutschland Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List](../../Images600/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Deutschland/1930-08-22/Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Deutschland Archival Collection
Deutschland (1899) Hamburg-American Line Ship History (Brief); Deutschland (1923) Hamburg-American Line Ship History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Menus; Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts; Programs; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Postcards; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Books Referencing the SS Deutschland.
![GGA Image ID # 1e7d76c7fa The SS Europa Prepares for Midnight Sailing.](../../Images600/Periodicals/Maritime/TheSevenSeas/1932-01/15-SS-EuropaPreparesForMidnightSailing-250.jpg)
Europa (1930) North German Lloyd Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Menus; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Advertisements; Other Ephemera; Photographs; Postcards; Programs; Books.
SS Fürst Bismarck Archival Collection
Fürst Bismarck (1890) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief), Passenger Lists, Deck Plans, Sailing Schedules, Books Referencing the SS Fürst Bismarck, The New Steamship Fürst Bismarck -1891.
![GGA Image ID # 1775c9a5f3 Front Cover of a First and Second Cabin Passenger List for the SS Graf Waldersee of the Hamburg America Line, Departing 29 July 1905 from Hamburg to New York via Dover and Boulogne-sur-Mer](../../Images600/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/GrafWaldersee/1905-07-29/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Graf Waldersee Archival Collection
Graf Waldersee (1898) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Back Cover Images; Title Pages; Senior Officers and Staff; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Advertisements; Wireless Technology; Other Ephemera.
![Passenger Manifest, SS Hamburg, Hamburg America Line, September 1905](../../Images600/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Hamburg/1905-09-14/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Hamburg Archival Collection
Hamburg (1899) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Hamburg (1926) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Menus; Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Photographs; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Advertisements; Books.
![GGA Image ID # 1dbe59cd90 Scene on the SS Imperator Where Passengers Play Games on the Promenade Deck.](../../DigitalAssets/SteamshipArticles/MunseysMagazine/1914-06/Photo06-ADeckSceneOnTheImperator-250.jpg)
SS Imperator Archival Collection
Imperator (1912) Hamburg-American Line Ship History (Brief); Brochures; Posters; Photographs; Deck Plans; Other Ephemera; Books; The "Imperator," the Largest Vessel in the World - 1912.
![Passenger Manifest, SS König Wilhelm II, Hamburg America Line, September 1909, Boulogne to Rio de Janeiro](../../Images600/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/KoningWilhelmII/1909-09-20/FirstClass/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Koning Wilhelm II Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Koning Wilhelm II available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
![Passenger Manifest of the Steamer Lessing of the Hamburg Amerika Linie, 1881](../../Images600/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Lessing/1881-08-24/01-CabinPasengers-250.jpg)
SS Lessing Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Lessing available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
![GGA Image ID # 1bbaa16b27 Cupola and Main Saloon - SS Moltke and SS Blücher (Bluecher).](../../Images600/Brochures/HamburgAmericanLine/AcrossTheAtantic/1905/MolkeAndBlucher/CupolaAndMainSaloon-250.jpg)
Moltke (1901) Hamburg-American Line Ship History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Menus; Sailing Schedules; Advertisements; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Photographs.
![GGA Image ID # 12c96dd286 Front Cover, Social Events Program on Board the SS New York of the Hamburg America Line Covering the Transatlantic Voyage Beginning 11 May 1939.](../../Images600/OnboardEvents/HAPAG-NewYork-SocialEvents-1939-05-11-01-FC-250.jpg)
SS New York Archival Collection
SS New York (1851) Glasgow & New York Steam Ship Co. Ship's History (Brief); New York (1858) North German Lloyd Ship's History (Brief); SS New York (1888) American Line Ship's History (Brief); SS New York (1922) Greek Line Ship's History (Brief); SS New York (1927) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts; Menus; Programs; Track Charts; Sailing Schedules; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Passage Rates; Deck Plans; Photographs; Advertisements; Books Referencing the SS New York; Article: Early History of the American Line; Article: Sister Ships SS New York and SS Paris.
![Front Cover, Passenger Manifest, SS Patricia, Hamburg America Line, September 1912](../../Images600/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Patricia/1912-09-28/SecondCabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Patricia Archival Collection
Patricia (1899) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Title Pages; Sailing Schedules; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Wireless Technology; Services; Other Ephemera; Photographs; Books Referencing the SS Patricia; Back Cover Images; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Advertisements.
![Passenger Manifest, SS Pennsylvania, Hamburg America Line, November 1905](../../Images600/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Pennsylvania/1905-11-11/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Pennsylvania Archival Collection
Pennsylvania (1873) American Line Ship's History (Brief); Pennsylvania (1896) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Back Cover Images; The Eighth Voyage of the SS Pennsylvania - 1874.
![Passenger Manifest, SS President Lincoln, Hamburg America Line, July 1910](../../Images600/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/PresidentLincoln/1910-07-24/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS President Lincoln Archival Collection
President Lincoln (1907) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Books Referencing the SS President Lincoln; Article: New Hamburg-American Liner - 1907.
![Front Cover, Passenger Manifest, SS Pretoria, Hamburg America Line 1903](../../Images600/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Pretoria/1903-08-22/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Pretoria Archival Collection
Pretoria (1897) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Menus; Brochures; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Programs; Advertisements; Postcards; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Other Ephemera.
![GGA Image ID # 1bc0615d16 The SS Prinz Oskar and SS Prinz Adalbert Cruising on the Open Seas.](../../Images600/Brochures/HamburgAmericanLine/AcrossTheAtantic/1905/PrinzOskarAndPrinzAdalbert/Cruising-250.jpg)
SS Prinz Adalbert Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Prinz Adalbert may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
![GGA Image ID # 1bc0615d16 The SS Prinz Oskar and SS Prinz Adalbert Cruising on the Open Seas.](../../Images600/Brochures/HamburgAmericanLine/AcrossTheAtantic/1905/PrinzOskarAndPrinzAdalbert/Cruising-250.jpg)
SS Prinz Oskar Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Prinz Oskar may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
![GGA Image ID # 1bbe5ef452 The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise Cruising on the the Atlantic Ocean.](../../Images600/Brochures/HamburgAmericanLine/AcrossTheAtantic/1905/PrinzessinVictoriaLuise/Cruising-250.jpg)
SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
![GGA Image ID # 20779e3806 SS Red Cross of the Hamburg-American Line, Setting Sail on its Voyage of Mercy in September 1914.](../../Images600/OT/PD/RedCross-HAPAG-1914-09-INS-250.jpg)
SS Red Cross Archival Collection
SS Red Cross Archival Collection includes Red Cross (1899) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Menus; Autographs; Photographs; and The European War and The American Red Cross - 1915.
![1927-07-30 Passenger Manifest for the SS Reliance](../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Reliance/1927-07-30/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Reliance Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Reliance available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
![1927-08-16 Passenger Manifest for the SS Resolute](../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Resolute/1927-08-16/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Resolute Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Resolute available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
![1883-11-04 Passenger Manifest of SS Silesia](../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Silesia/1883-11-04/Cabin-Steerage/01-TitlePage-CabinPassengers-250.jpg)
SS Silesia Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Silesia available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
![Passenger Manifest Cover, May 1901 Westbound Voyage - SS St. Louis](../../Images600/PassengerLists/AmericanLine/StLouis/1901-05-25/Saloon/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS St. Louis Archival Collection
St. Louis (1895) American Line Ship's History (Brief); St. Louis (1929) Hamburg-American Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts; Deck Plans; Passage Rates; Other Ephemera; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Books; The New Ocean Steamers St. Louis and St. Paul - 1894; Description of the SS St. Louis - 1896.
![Passenger Manifest, Hamburg Amerika Linie, SS Thuringia, September 1927](../../Images600/PassengerLists/HamburgAmericanLine/Thuringia/1927-09-14/ThirdClass/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Thuringia Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Thuringia available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
![The SS Vaterland at Anchor off Quarantine](../../DigitalAssets/Periodicals/TheMasterMateAndPilot/1914-06/Photo20-VaterlandAtAnchorOffQuarantine-250.jpg)
SS Vaterland Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Vaterland available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
![GGA Image ID # 1d86689e93 Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List from the SS Westphalia of the Hamburg-American Line, Departing 31 May 1885 from Hamburg to Prague, Commanded by Captain H. H. Barends.](../../Images600/OT/PL/HAPAG/Westphalia/1885-05-31/Saloon/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
SS Westphalia Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Westphalia available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
HAPAG Menus
![GGA Image ID # 15700c0167 SS Deutschland Breakfast Menu 26 February 1902](../../Images600/Menus/Breakfast/Deutschland-1902-02-26-BreakfastMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1902-02-26 SS Deutschland Breakfast Menu
Vintage Bill of Fare for the steamship Deutschland of the Hamburg America Line featured a typical American fare including Buckwheat Pancakes, Omelots, Ham, Bacon, in addition to Rumpsteak, Calf's Liver and Grilled Vienna Sausages.
![GGA Image ID # 15705a0818 Vintage Breakfast Menu Card From Sunday, 2 March 1902 Onboard the Express Steamer SS Deutschland of the Hamburg America Line](../../Images600/Menus/Breakfast/Deutschland-1902-03-02-BreakfastMenuCard-01-Front-250.jpg)
1902-03-02 SS Deutschland Breakfast Menu Card
Vintage Bill of Fare from 2 March 1902 featured Eggs Périgueux Style, Potato-Pancake with Cranberries, and Omelet aux Confitures.
![GGA Image ID # 1a26dfab3a Front Cover of a Vintage Dinner Menu from Friday, 26 May 1905 on Board the SS Pretoria of the Hamburg America Line](../../Images600/Menus/Dinner/Pretoria-1905-05-26-DinnerMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1905-05-26 SS Pretoria Dinner Menu
Vintage Bill of Fare from Friday, 26 May 1905 featured Striped Bass à la Meunière, Saddle of Veal, Wax Beans, and Mixed Ice Cream for dessert. The menu, printed in English and German, included a Concert Program.
![GGA Image ID # 15619c02e3 Cover, SS Moltke Luncheon Menu - 24 July 1905](../../Images600/Menus/Luncheon/Moltke-1905-07-24-LuncheonMenuCard-01-Front-250.jpg)
1905-07-24 SS Moltke Luncheon Menu Card
Uniquely constructed Bill of Fare from 24 July 1905 consisting of 3 pieces of paper glued together by design. The quality graphics were common among German steamship lines of that era. Featured items included Iamb in Curry with Rice, Salmy of Ducklings with Olives, and Broiled and Fried Mutton-Chops.
![GGA Image ID # 1550817c89 SS Victoria Luise Breakfast Menu Card (u.d.) c1911](../../Images600/Menus/Breakfast/VictoriaLuise-1911-BreakfastMenuCard-02-EN-250.jpg)
c1911 SS Victoria Luise Breakfast Menu
Vintage Bill of Fare Card from circa 1911 featured an impressively large selection of items including Scrambled Eggs with Morils, with Mushrooms, Fried Eggs with Ham or Bacon, and Broiled Salt Mackerels. The reverse side of the Bill of Fare was printed in German.
![GGA Image ID # 155345007d Vintage Menu, Hamburg America Line, SS Deutschland, 30 September 1927](../../Images600/Menus/Daily/Deutschland-1927-09-30-DailyMenuCard-250.jpg)
1927-09-30 SS Deutschland Daily Menu Card
Vintage Third Class Bill of Fare from 30 September 1927 on board the SS Deutschland of the Hamburg America Line featured Boiled Eggs for Breakfast, Braised Fillet of Fish for Dinner, and Matjes Herrings, Bacon Sauce for Supper.
![Front Cover, SS NewYork Farewell Dinner Menu Postcard - 30 June 1928](../../Images600/Menus/Dinner/NewYork-1928-06-30-FarewellDinnerMenuPostcard-01-Front-250.jpg)
1928-06-30 SS New York Farewell Dinner Menu
Vintage Bill of Fare Post Card from 30 June 1928 featured Fried Filet of Perch Pike, Roast Duckling, and Mixed Ice Cream for dessert.
![GGA Image ID # 155d640fcb Front Cover, SS Resolute Swedish Luncheon Menu - 1930s](../../Images600/Menus/Luncheon/Resolute-1930s-SwedishLuncheonMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1930s SS Resolute Luncheon Menu
Vintage Bill of Fare from the 1930s featured Original Cold Fishes, Swedish Style, Small Tenderloin Steak with Smothered Onions, and Caramel Cream or Apple Pie for dessert. Bill of Fare printed in German, Swedish, and English.
![Cover, SS Hamburg Luncheon Menu Card - 2 July 1933](../../Images600/Menus/Luncheon/Hamburg-1933-07-02-LuncheonMenuCard-01-Front-250.jpg)
1933-07-02 SS Hamburg Luncheon Menu
Vintage Bill of Fare from 2 July 1933 featured Philadelphia Pepper Pot, Roast High Rib, and Viennese Makronentorte for dessert.
![GGA Image ID # 20d2a7139e Menu Cover for the Main Meal on board the SS Hamburg, July 1933](../../Images600/Menus/Dinner/Hamburg-1933-07-02-DinnerMenuCard-01-Front-250.jpg)
1933-07-02 SS Hamburg Main Meal Menu
Vintage Bill of Fare from 2 July 1933 featured Philadelphia Pepper Pot, Steckrübenmus - German Style Ribs, and Vienna's macro-cake for dessert. In German with English Translation.
![GGA Image ID # 154d59db05 SS Hamburg Breakfast Menu Card 3 July 1936](../../Images600/Menus/Breakfast/Hamburg-1936-07-03-BreakfastMenuCard-250.jpg)
1936-07-03 SS Hamburg Breakfast Menu
Beautiful elaborate Bill of Fare from 3 July 1936 offered traditional American fare plus sirloin steaks, german fried potatoes, and Bologna.
![GGA Image ID # 20d308900d Front Cover, SS Hamburg Dinner Menu - 11 March 1937](../../Images600/Menus/Dinner/Hamburg-1937-03-11-DinnerMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1937-03-11 SS Hamburg Dinner Menu
Elegant Vintage Bill of Fare from Thursday, 11 March 1937 featured Fried Fillet of Haddock Meunière, Râgout of Tongue with Mushrooms and Dumplings, Risotto, and Cannelons with Whipped Cream for dessert. Printed in German and English, the Bill of Fare included a Music Program.
![GGA Image ID # 154dc4bfc3 SS Hamburg Breakfast Menu 30 July 1937](../../Images600/Menus/Breakfast/Hamburg-1937-07-30-BreakfastMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1937-07-30 SS Hamburg Breakfast Menu
Elaborate Bill of Fare for 30 July 1937 offered the standard American fare plus German favorites including Bacon and Eggs, Omelet with Herbs, Sirloin Steak, German Fried Potatoes, Liver Wurst, and Smoked Sausage.
![GGA Image ID # 20d349da10 Front Cover, Anniversary Dinner Menu, Hamburg American Line, SS New York, 18 July 1937](../../Images600/Menus/AnniversaryDinner/NewYork/1937-08-11/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1937-07-18 SS New York Anniversary Dinner Menu
This Bill of Fare celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Hamburg America Line (1847-1937). The Bill of Fare featured Eggs with Caviar, Boiled Turbot with Sauce Romain and Tournedos with Potato Croquettes. A Music Program is on the Back Cover.
![GGA Image ID # 20d36f7106 Front Cover, Valentine's Day Dinner Menu - SS Reliance 1938](../../Images600/Menus/StValentinesDay/Reliance/1938-02-14/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1938-02-14 SS Reliance Valentine's Day Dinner Menu
Elegant and Ornate Bill of Fare for Monday, 14 February 1938. The meal featured a Fillet of Halibut, Tournedos, and Styrian Pheasant. Beautiful Valentine Themed Cover Illustration.
HAPAG Passage Contracts and Tickets
![GGA Image ID # 1f9bfa5f1d Front Side, SS Hamburg of the Hamburg American Line Steerage Passage Contract For the Breitmann Family, 6 July 1904.](../../Images600/OT/PassageContracts/HAPAG/Hamburg/1904-07-06/01-PassageContractWithSideReceipt-250.jpg)
SS Hamburg Passage Contract - 6 July 1904
Original steamship contract dated 6 July 1904 Between the Hamburg America Line and The Breitmann Family consisting of two adults and four children of Russian Hebrew descent, for third class passage from Hamburg to New York aboard the SS Hamburg.
![GGA Image ID # 1f9ee51d3e SS President Lincoln Prepaid Steerage Ticket/Contract, 20 November 1907 for a German Immigrant Family.](../../HistoricalImages/PassageContracts/HamburgAmericanLine/Steerage/1907-11-20/SteragePrepaidPassageContract-250.jpg)
SS President Lincoln Prepaid Passage Contract - 20 November 1907
Steerage Prepaid Passage Contract issued by the Hamburg America Line on 20 November 1907 for passage from Hamburg, Germany to New York and a Train from New York to Ellsworth, Minnesota for a German Immigrant Family.
![GGA Image ID # 1d596ad0bd Receipt for the Purchase of a Steamship Ticket and Passage From Hamburg to New York via the SS President Lincoln of the Hamburg America Line With Inland Passage to Mcfreesport, Pennsylvania Dated 13 January 1913.](../../Images600/OT/PassageContracts/HAPAG/PresidentLincoln/1912-01-13/01-SteeragePrepaidPassageContractAndReceipt-250.jpg)
SS President Lincoln Prepaid Passage Contract - 13 January 1912
Colorful Receipt for the purchase of passage from Hamburg to New York via the Hamburg America Line with inland passage to McFreesport, Pennsylvania dated 13 January 1913.
![GGA Image ID # 1fa727c7c4 Third Class Contract With Terms and Conditions, SS New York, Hamburg-American Line, 16 September 1927.](../../Images600/OT/PassageContracts/HAPAG/NewYork/1927-09-16/3C/01-PassageContract-599-250.jpg)
SS New York Passage Contract - 16 September 1927
Emma Muessigbrodt, a 37 year-old German woman traveling from Hamburg to New York on the Hamburg America Line. She travelled in the Third Class. (English translation)
![GGA Image ID # 1fa727c7c4 Third Class Contract With Terms and Conditions, SS New York, Hamburg-American Line, 16 September 1927.](../../Images600/OT/PassageContracts/HAPAG/NewYork/1927-09-16/3C/01-PassageContract-599-250.jpg)
D. New York Beförderungsvertrag - 16. September 1927
Deutscher Vertrag über das Dampfflugzeug der dritten Klasse an Bord der SS New York der Hamburg-Amerika-Linie im Jahr 1927. Die Unterschrift des Passagiers ist schwer zu lesen. See the entry above for the English Translation.
![GGA Image ID # 1fa5d0e75b Receipt from Intercollegiate Travel Bureau, 1932](../../Images600/OT/PassageContracts/HAPAG/Hamburg-Deutschland/1932-04-11/ITB-RoundTripPassageReceipt-51158-250.jpg)
SS Hamburg and SS Deutschland Passage Receipt - 11 April 1932
Receipt that itemized a round-trip voyage to Europe for Mr. and Mrs. David S. Kane via the SS Hamburg and SS Deutschland of the Hamburg America Line in 1932.
![GGA Image ID # 12d201e1ff Hamburg America Line Receipt For $50 Part-Payment for Cabin Class Passage on the SS St Louis](../../Images600/OT/PassageContracts/HAPAG/1933-04-28-PartialPaymentReceipt-CabinClass-NewYorkToHamburg-250.jpg)
SS Deutschland Passage Receipt and Contract - 28 April 1933
Receipt for partial payment for a party of four for passage from New York to Hamburg on the SS St. Louis of the Hamburg America Line dated 28 April 1933. Fare for Each Adult was $143.00 Plus Tax for a cabin class berth.
![GGA Image ID # 12d2530844 Front Side, Hamburg America Line Purchaser's Receipt and Contract for Prepaid Ticket and Passage](../../Images600/OT/PassageContracts/HAPAG/1933-06-05-PrepaidPassageTicket-HamburgToNewYork-250.jpg)
SS Deutschland Passage Receipt and Contract - 5 June 1933
Tourist Class Passage for Three Family Members living in Berlin prepaid by another family member living in Maryland for a voyage from Hamburg to New York, departing 5 June 1933 on a Hamburg America Line steamship Deutschland.
![GGA Image ID # 12d1ce947e Hamburg America Line Receipt for Part-Payment for Third Class Passage on the SS New York](../../Images600/OT/PassageContracts/HAPAG/1936-02-22-PartialPaymentReceipt-ThirdClass-NewYork-250.jpg)
SS New York and SS Bremen Passage Receipt - 22 February 1936
Receipt for partial payment for third class passage on the SS New York - Eastbound and the SS Bremen - Westbound for a round-trip voyages between New York and Bremen on the Hamburg America Line.
HAPAG Periodicals
![GGA Image ID # 1d7d909566 Cover from a May 1910 Hamburg-American Gazette Publication.](../../Images600/OT/HamburgAmericanGazette/1910-05/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1910-05 Hamburg-American Gazette
The May 1910 issue of the Hamburg-American Gazette featured "Tourists Return from South America: Remarkable Success of the SS Bluecher's Cruise to the Straits of Magellan," "The SS Cincinnati Returns from Orient Cruise," and "Each Succeeding Season These Cruises are Coming More and More Into Favor With the American Traveling Pubic."
Many photographs including The Hamburg-American Piers at Hoboken (New York), USA, Dining Room of the SS Prinz Joachim, Showing New Arrangement of Small Tables on "Prinz" Steamers of the Atlas Service, Pier at Montevideo, Uruguay, and Captain Schülke of SS Cincinnati.
![GGA Image ID # 1292452079 Front Cover of the April 1935 Issue of The Seven Seas](../../Images600/Periodicals/Maritime/TheSevenSeas/1935-04/00-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1935-04 The Seven Seas Magazine
Volume 14, No. 4, April 1935 issue of the Seven Seas, published quarterly by Hamburg America Line and North German Lloyd in New York featured articles on the Baroque Garden by Helen Appleton Read, Moslem Metropolis by Stoyan Christowe and two location articles on Salisbury and Baden ~ Baden. Lavishly illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. 32 Pages plus Covers.
![GGA Image ID # 1295453417 Front Cover of the Winter 1936 Issue of The Seven Seas, Published by the Hamburg America Line and the North German Lloyd.](../../Images600/Periodicals/Maritime/TheSevenSeas/1936-04-Winter/00-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1936 Winter - The Seven Seas Magazine
Winter 1936 Issue of the Seven Seas, Published Jointly by the Hamburg America Line and North German Lloyd. Featured Articles Included: Marburg on the Lahn, the Epitome of the Concept Mittelalterlich and the Seat of the First Lutheran University Founded by Philip the Magnanimous Landgraf of Hesse in 1523 by Helen Appleton Read, Roman Holiday by Charles G. Shaw and the City of Gay Night -- Budapest, Hungary by William B. Powell.
HAPAG Immigrant Inspection Cards
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1912-04-24 Inspection Card - Austrian Immigrant
Fine example of an Immigrants and Steerage Passengers' Inspection Card issued on 24 April 1912 by the Hamburg America Line for an Austrian Immigrant on board the SS President Grant that departed from Hamburg, Germany arriving in New York on 7 May 1912. Passed American Ellis Island Inspectors on 8 May 1912.
HAPAG Brochures
![GGA Image ID # 1279058006 Front Cover, 1914 Brochure from the Hamburg America Line for North Sea Resorts Timetables](../../Images600/Brochures/HamburgAmericanLine/NorthSeaSailings/1914/0A-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1914 - Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordseebäder-Fahrplan
Viele Fotos der Schiffe, Innenansichten und Bilder der Wahrzeichen von Hamburg, Deutschland, machen diese Broschüre zu einer ungewöhnlich guten Broschüre der Hamburg- Amerika Linie von 1914. Zwei farbige Karten enthalten die Nordsee und die Umgebung.
![GGA Image ID # 1279058006 Front Cover, 1914 Brochure from the Hamburg America Line for North Sea Resorts Timetables](../../Images600/Brochures/HamburgAmericanLine/NorthSeaSailings/1914/0A-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1914 - Hamburg America Line North Sea Resorts Timetable
Many photographs of the ships, interior views, and images of Hamburg, Germany landmarks help to make this an unusually good brochure from the Hamburg America Line in 1914. Two color maps are included of the North Sea and Vicinity.
![GGA Image ID # 11b41696bb Brochure Cover, The New Twin Screw Steamship Deutschland of the Hamburg America Line.](../../Images600/Brochures/HamburgAmericanLine/Deutschland/1924-04-01/00-Covers-250.jpg)
1924 Brochure - The New Twin Screw Steamship Deutschland
8-Panel Flyer offers a quick look at the SS Deutschland, a 21,046-ton ship, launched on 28 April 1923 with her maiden voyage on 27 March 1924. Superb interior photographs create a visual feast of this elegant ship of the Hamburg America Line (HAPAG).
![GGA Image ID # 11c07a884a Covers for the 1928 Hamburg American Line Brochure Across the Atlantic - First Class.](../../Images600/Brochures/HamburgAmericanLine/AcrossTheAtantic/1928-09/FirstClass/00-Covers-250.jpg)
1928 Brochure - HAPAG - Across the Atlantic in First Class
Outstanding brochure from the Hamburg America Line captures the opulence of first-class transatlantic travel in the late 1920s. Rare interior photographs of public rooms such as the shopping plaza or promenade make this an excellent booklet.
![GGA Image ID # 125d121062 Front Cover for a Joint Line Brochure from Hamburg America Line and North German Lloyd Entitled Go Tourist Class.](../../Images600/Brochures/HAPAG-NDL/GoTouristClass/1936-02-10/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1936 Brochure - HAPAG-North German Lloyd - Go Tourist Class
26-Page Brochure "Go Tourist Class" is a joint production of HAPAG-NDL. Profusely Illustrated with interior photographs of Tourist Class accommodations and ships of both lines that carried passengers of that class. A superb brochure produced for American tourist of the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.
![GGA Image ID # 12736769d1 Front Cover of 1937 Brochure from the Hamburg-American and North German Lloyd on their Transatlantic Ships.](../../Images600/Brochures/HAPAG-NDL/ShipsInTheTransatlanticService/1937-10/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1937 Brochure - HAPAG-NDL Ships in the Transatlantic Service
14-page small format brochure produced jointly by HAPAG-LLOYD welcomes you to Germany in 1937 on their transatlantic ships Bremen, Europa, Columbus, New York, Hamburg, Hansa, Deutschland, St. Louis, and Berlin. Brief information along with a photograph of each ship is included in this booklet.
![GGA Image ID # 12d4b4af3a Front Cover, Cabin and Third Class Accommodations on the MS St. Louis of the Hamburg America Line 1938 Brochure.](../../Images600/Brochures/HamburgAmericanLine/StLous/CabinAndThirdClass/1938-03/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
HAPAG - Cabin and Third Class on the MS St. Louis - 1938
1938 8-page, large format brochure from the Hamburg America Line presents views of the rooms and decks enjoyed by the cabin and third-class passengers aboard the MS St. Louis. Captions and text were provided in German and English. The English versions are provided below.
![GGA Image ID # 12d855a507 Front Cover, Hamburg America Line 1938 Brochure "In The Third Class to North America."](../../Images600/Brochures/HamburgAmericanLine/InTheThirdClass/1938/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
In The Third Class to North America - 1938
This is a well-preserved brochure that was published before the beginning of the European conflict that became World War II. Superb photography makes this an exceptional record of the Third Class accommodations on the steamships Deutschland, New York, Hamburg, and the Hansa.
![GGA Image ID # 12d855a507 Front Cover, Hamburg America Line 1938 Brochure "In The Third Class to North America."](../../Images600/Brochures/HamburgAmericanLine/InTheThirdClass/1938/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
In der Dritten Klasse nach Nordamerika - 1938
Es handelt sich um eine gut erhaltene Broschüre veröffentlicht wurde, dass vor dem Beginn des europäischen Konflikt, der sich aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Superb Fotografie macht dies ein Rekord excecptional der dritten Klasse Unterkünfte auf dem Dampfer Deutschland, New York, Hamburg und die Hanse.
HAPAG Concert and Event Programs
![GGA Image ID # 12ace3e5fd Front Cover, Social Events Program on Board the SS New York for the Transatlantic Voyage beginning on Thursday, 27 July 1933. Lag. Nr. 568.](../../Images600/OnboardEvents/HAPAG-NewYork-SocialEvents-1933-07-27-01-FC-250.jpg)
1933-07-27 Social Events Program - SS New York
Program of Social Events for a voyage of the SS New York of the Hamburg America Line beginning 27 July 1933. Events included Movies, Concerts, "Get-Togethers," and Dances. Two of the movies shown were self-promotional world cruises aboard a HAPAG ocean liner.
![GGA Image ID # 12ac7c3f21 Front Cover, On Board Events Program Covering a Transatlantic Voyage of the SS Deutchland Beginning Thursday, 27 August 1936.](../../Images600/OnboardEvents/HAPAG-Deutschland-VoyageEventsItinerary-1936-08-27-01-FC-250.jpg)
1936-08-27 Voyage Events Program - SS Deutschland
Tourist Class Events Program on the SS Deutschland of the Hamburg America Line for the voyage beginning 27 August 1936. Activities included Dances, Movies, Concerts, "Get-Togethers," Horse Races, Beer Parity, and Horse Races.
![GGA Image ID # 12c96dd286 Front Cover, Social Events Program on Board the SS New York of the Hamburg America Line Covering the Transatlantic Voyage Beginning 11 May 1939.](../../Images600/OnboardEvents/HAPAG-NewYork-SocialEvents-1939-05-11-01-FC-250.jpg)
1939-05-11 Social Events Program - SS New York
Social Events Program for the transatlantic voyage on the SS New York of the Hamburg America Line beginning 11 May 1939. Featured events included Tea Concerts, Horse Races, Dancing, Movies, Fancy Dress Ball, and News Reels.
HAPAG Other Ephemera
![Click to view larger image Passenger Transport Notification - Hamburg Amerika Linie 1922](../../Images600/ImmigrantDocuments/TransportPapers/1922-06-15/HAPAG-PassengerTransportPapers-01-Front-250.jpg)
1922-06-15 Passenger Transport Notification
You will need a passport to your (Homeland) which a registration will be accepted he must exit from Hamburg to New York until the day of departure elected ships tips or a week longer applies.
![Provisioning a Transatlantic Liner - Equivalent in Live Stock and General Stores.](../../Images600/OT/ScientificAmerican/1901-06-29/401b-ProvisioningATransatlanticLiner-250.jpg)
Provisioning A Transatlantic Liner - 1901
The Scientific American article from June 29, 1901, details the provisions for passengers, crew, and coal for the boilers needed for a transatlantic voyage of the North German Line Steamship Deutschland. The ship's capacity, including passengers and crew, was 1,617.
Postcards from the Hamburg-American Line
![GGA Image ID # 1771dfd28a The SS New York at Cuxhaven, Germany circa 1930.](../../Images600/PostCards/HamburgAmericanLine/Deutschland/1900/Schr22/01-Front-250.jpg)
Postcards from the Hamburg-American Line
Small Collection of rare Hamburg-American Line postcards. Our series of postally used and unused postcards date from the early 1900s.
Route Maps, Track Charts, and Other Maps
Status of Ships of the Hamburg-American Line on 5 April 1909. GGA Image ID # 20d2a1d27d. Click to View Larger Image.
Hamburg-American Line Track Chart (Unused) of the Atlantic Ocean, 1929. GGA Image ID # 177cc9384d
Advertisements
Insert: Faster Across the Atlantic, 1929. GGA Image ID # 176fa685cb
Fleet List
Hamburg-Amerika Linie Fleet List, 1909. SS Deutschland Passenger List, 7 October 1909. GGA Image ID # 1e4210cdee. Click to View Larger Image.
Books Referencing the Hamburg-American Line
![GGA Image ID # 2013662891 Front Cover, The Great Liners: The Seafarers, Volume 4, by Melvin Maddocks, 1978.](../../HistoricalImages/Books/Maritime/TheGreatLiners/0809426641/FrontCover-250.jpg)
The Great Liners: The Seafarers, Volume 4
A history of the world's famous luxury liners provides portraits of the ships. It examines such great disasters as the sinking of the Titanic. This edition explores the grand hotels that traversed the Atlantic between 1840 and 1930.
![GGA Image ID # 1e8d3fb20a Front Cover, Leviathan: "The World's Greatest Ship" Volume 1](../../HistoricalImages/Books/Maritime/Leviathan/Volume1/7285207-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Leviathan: "The World's Greatest Ship" Volume 1
The first volume takes us from the construction of the VATERLAND to the end of World War One when the VATERLAND, now the U.S.S Leviathan, was used as a troop transport and packed with fabulous photographs and reproductions of newspaper articles.
![GGA Image ID # 1e8dba3003 Front Cover, Leviathan: "The World's Greatest Ship" Volume 2](../../Images600/OT/Books/Leviathan/Vol2/01-FrontCoverAndSpine-250.jpg)
Leviathan: "The World's Greatest Ship" Volume 2
Volume 2 picks up the LEVIATHAN saga during her monumental conversion from a troop ship to a luxury liner and carries the ship’s tempestuous life up through her first round trip as a U.S. express liner. The book finishes with the SS Leviathan's triumphant return to the Atlantic.
![GGA Image ID # 20140207cd Front Cover, Ocean Steamships: Popular Account Of Their Construction Development, Management And Appliances By Gould, Rideing, Seaton, Chadwick, Kelley and Hunt, 1891.](../../HistoricalImages/Books/Maritime/OceanSteamships/1891/001-FrontCover-250.jpg)
With Ninety-six Illustrations. Few books will leave the press during this holiday season that are as solid and satisfying in their matter and as sumptuous in their form as this volume—over 30 High-Quality Images. Follow the Book' Description.
![GGA Image ID # 2057fb44a0 Front Cover and Spine, Passenger Ships of the World, Past and Present by Eugene W. Smith, 1963.](../../Images600/OT/Books/PassengerShipsOfTheWorld/1963/01-FrontCoverAndSpine-250.jpg)
Passenger Ships of the World - 1963
Passenger Ships of the World, 1963, represents an incredible resource covering passenger ships that are Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific, Trans-Pacific via Panama Canal, Latin American, Africa and the Eastern Oceans, and California-Hawaii.
![GGA Image ID # 2024733f7d Front Cover, Spanning the Atlantic by F. Lawrence Babcock, 1931.](../../Images600/OT/Books/SpanningTheAtlantic/1931/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Spanning the Atlantic - Cunard Line
The uninterrupted progress of the Cunard Line, without retrogression and almost without mishap, stands beyond the possibility of envy as a matchless human achievement. F. Lawrence Babcock presents an early history of the Cunard Line with the social and cultural history of the passengers, officers, and crew.
![GGA Image ID # 20404ba60f Hardback Front Cover and Spine, Transatlantic: Samuel Cunard, Isambard Brunel, and the Great Atlantic Steamships by Stephen Fox, 2003.](../../Images600/OT/Books/Translantic/2003/Hardcover/01-FrontCoverPlusSpine-250.jpg)
Transatlantic and the Great Atlantic Steamships
A stirring narrative of the rapid development of the great transatlantic steamships, from paddle-wheelers to the sleek luxury greyhounds of the modern era -- and the men who designed and ran them.