White Star Line Archival Collection
While half a century has elapsed since the White Star Line commenced running a regular steamer service between New York and Liverpool, the Line has actually been in existence since the middle of last century. Its original fleet consisted of some half dozen American-built clipper ships plying between England and Australia.
The Line was born during the gold fever. It is said that within the space of seven years the White Star clippers carried half a million prospectors to the Antipodes in search of the yellow metal. They returned home via China carrying cargoes of tea.
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RMS Adriatic Archival Collection
Adriatic (1906) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Sailing Schedules; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Other Ephemera; Books; Advertisements; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Photographs; Article: Adriatic Successfully Launched - 1906; Article: The Ship of the Year: The RMS Adriatic - 1907.
RMS Albertic Archival Collection
Albertic (1923) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Menus; Programs; Sailing Schedules; Guides; Deck Plans; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Advertisements; Title Pages; Senior Officers and Staff; Stationery; Books; Wireless Technology; Other Ephemera; Photographs; Excerpts from Information for Passengers.
Arabic (1903) White Star Line Ship History (Brief); Arabic (1908) White Star Line Ship History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Other Ephemera; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Services; Advertisements.
SS Athenic Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Athenic available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
RMS Baltic Archival Collection
Baltic (1904) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Sailing Schedules; Guides; Title Pages; Photographs; Books Referencing the RMS Baltic; Advertisements; Article: The New White Star Liner Baltic - 1904.
RMS Britannic Archival Collection
Britannic (1874) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Britannic (1930) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Books; Advertisements; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Other Ephemera; Article: Disipline on the SS Britannic - 1889.
SS Canopic Archival Collection
Canopic (1900) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Sailing Schedules; Title Pages; Senior Officers and Staff; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Photographs; Services; Books Referencing the SS Canopic; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Changes under the Morgan Combine - 1903; Steamship Canopic - 1908.
RMS Cedric Archival Collection
Cedric (1903) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Sailing Schedules; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Photographs; Books Referencing the RMS Cedric.
RMS Celtic Archival Collection
Celtic (1872) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Celtic (1901) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Menus; Programs; Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts; Autographs; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Postcards; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Services; Time at Sea; Lights and Distances; Books Referencing the RMS Celtic.
SS Corinthic Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Corinthic available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
Cretic (1902) While Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Services; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Books Referencing the SS Cretic.
Cymric (1898) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Photographs; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Sailing Schedules; Other Ephemera; Services; Books Referencing the SS Cymric.
Doric (1923) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Title Pages; Wireless Technology; Postal Information; Programs; Landing Instructions; Fleet List; Lights and Distances; Time at Sea; Services; Sailing Schedules; Illustrations and Paintings; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Back Cover Images; Advertisements; Books Referencing the SS Doric; Photographs; Deck Plans.
MV Georgic Archival Collection
Georgic (1932) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Menus; Sailing Schedules; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Guides; Advertisements; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Stationery; Autographs; Books Referencing the MV Georgic.
SS Germanic Archival Collection
Ephemera for the SS Germanic available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
RMS Homeric Archival Collection
RMS Homeric (1914) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Illustrations and Paintings; Guides; Sailing Schedules; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Title Pages; Senior Officers and Staff; Landing Instructions; Services; Wireless Technology; Time at Sea; Lights and Distances; Fleet List; Books Referencing the RMS Homeric; Advertisements; Other Ephemera; Officers Sleeve Stripes; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Photographs; The New Steamship "Homeric" of the White Star Line (1922).
Postcard of the SS Ionic (Top Image), Ionic (1902) Shaw Savill Line Ship's History (Brief), Ionic (1902) White Star Line (British) Ship's History (Brief), Brochures, Books Referencing the SS Ionic.
SS Laurentic Archival Collection
Laurentic (1909) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); All the Gold on the SS Laurentic - 1917; Laurentic (1927) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); White Star Liner — S. S. Laurentic - 1927; Passenger Lists; Menus; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Photographs; Deck Plans; Embarkation/Debarkation Notices; Sailing Schedules; Advertisements; Services; Title Pages; Other Ephemera; Wireless Technology; Books Referencing the RMS Laurentic.
RMS Majestic Archival Collection
Majestic (1890) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Majestic (1921) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Books Referencing the RMS Majestic; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Sailing Schedules; Building the SS Majestic - 1889; Maiden Voyage of RMS Majestic - 1922; Photographs; Posters; Advertisements; and Services.
SS Megantic Archival Collection
Megantic (1909) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief), Passenger Lists, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Photographs, Advertisements, Books Referencing the SS Megantic.
RMS Oceanic Archival Collection
Oceanic (1870) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Oceanic (1899) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Menus; Sailing Schedules; Immigrant Documents; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Title Pages; Fleet List; Photographs; Illustrations and Paintings; Books; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Other Ephemera; Launch of the White Star Steamer RMS Oceanic - 1899.
RMS Olympic Archival Collection
The "First Lady" of the Sea; Olympic (1911) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Programs; Immigrant Documents; Passage Rates; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Illustrations and Paintings; Deck Plans; Books; Advertisements; Services.
Ephemera for the SS Persic available may include Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Sailing Schedules, Route Maps, Photographs, and more.
SS Pittsburgh Archival Collection
Pittsburgh (1922) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Title Pages; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Sailing Schedules; Illustrations and Paintings; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; The White Star Liner RMS Pittsburgh - 1922; Maiden Voyage of the White Star Liner Pittsburgh - 1922.
Regina (1918) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Menus; Sailing Schedules.
SS Republic Archival Collection
Republic (1900) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Republic (1907) United States Lines Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Menus; Programs; Fleet List; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Services; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Books; Changes under the Morgan Combine - 1903.
SS Romanic Archival Collection
Romanic (1898) White Star Line Ship History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Photographs; Sailing Schedules; Services; Changes under the Morgan Combine - 1903.
RMS Teutonic Archival Collection
Teutonic (1889) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Sailing Schedules; Photographs; Services; Advertisements; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Other Ephemera; Books Referencing the RMS Teutonic; Teutonic - 1889 - Ship Information and History.
RMS Titanic Archival Collection
Titanic (1911) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Topical Index Profusely illustrated topics include Planning, Building, and Launching; Officers; Crew Members; Provisions & Cargo; Manifests & Passenger Lists; Fashions On Board; Titanic Lifeboats - 1912; Anatomy of the Disaster; Victims; Survivors; Aftermath; American Inquiry and Titanic Investigation - 1912; Book Collection; Ephemera and Reproductions; Magazines and Journals; Movies and Motion Pictures; Collectibles & Memorabilia; Memorials; Documentary Videos; Huge Image Library; RMS Titanic Images - Charts, Tables, Diagrams, Graphs, Maps; and RMS Titanic Images - Deck Plans; Books Referencing the RMS Titanic; Passage Rates.
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Many of our brochures cover one ship only and can be found through the vessels listed in the first section. Below are brochures that cover the French Line or Multiple Ships.
1907 - White Star Line Fleet, History, and Services
Excellent brochure from the White Star Line covering all three classes of services at the height of the transatlantic immigrant trade. Profusely illustrated with many photographs of the ships and accommodations.
1909 - The Famous Big 4 - New York-Liverpool Service
This 8-Page White Star Line brochure on the Famous Big 4 of the New York Liverpool Service - The Adriatic, Baltic, Cedric, and Celtic, is packed with incredible photographs (Interior and exterior) some with actual passengers. Includes information on the ships and their accommodations.
1928 - Tourist Third Cabin & Third Class - WSL Canadian Service
Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Views, Plans, and General Information for the SS Laurentic, SS Albertic, SS Calgaric, SS Megantic, SS Doric, and SS Regina. 25 Photographs, mainly interior views and Deck Plans for the Albertic, Megantic, Laurentic, Calgaric, Doric, and Regina.
1928 - Popular Tours to Europe - Beale Tours - WSL Canadian Service
White Star Line Canadian Service. Informational brochure details several different European tours with Itineraries and Costs. Steamship Interior Photos included: Dining Room, Smoking Room, Ladies' Lounge, Dance Hall, Two-Berth Cabin with Settee, and Lounge, all from Tourist Third Class (Ship's Not Identified). An illustration of SS Laurentic (1927) and an advertisement with a photo of a European Standard Suitcase (27.5 x 14.5 x 8 inches).
1930 - White Star Line To Boston and New York in Third Class
Translated from a 1930 Dutch brochure on third-class accommodations on the "Big Four" - the Britannic, Baltic, Cedric, and Adriatic, with many interior photographs to document this class of travel in 1930.
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White Star Line Route Map, 1914. GGA Image ID # 1d61c1a1ac
1892-04-13 Speical Notice To Booking Agents of the White Star Line
Special Notice To Booking Agents of the White Star Line From the Passenger Department, Liverpool, 13 April 1892.
White Star Line Fleet, Services, Principal Offices (Global), 1914. GGA Image ID # 1d61d09b68
