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Passage Tickets & Contracts - 1930s

All Passage Contracts & Tickets for the 1930s available at the GG Archives. These unique contracts represent primary source documents of the voyage of many immigrants. Our collection includes a variety of types and classes and provides an invaluable account of the cost of passage.

Economical Second Class Ticket from Naples, Italy to New York Berth Cabin 776, berth 3 on the SS Conte Biancamano sailing from Naples on 25 October 1930 for passenger Salvatore Milluzzo.

Includes Record of Arrival at Ellis Island and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1930-10-25 Voyage Contract - Naples to New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 25 October 1930
Steamship Line: Lloyd Sabaudo
Steamship: SS Conte Biancamano
Route: Naples to New York
Ticket Type: Voyage Contract
Voyage Class: Second Class
Name on Contract: Salvatore Milluzzo
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Italian
Contract Terms: Translated from Italian
Cost of Ticket: $638.75 / $9,900.00 USD in 2020

Passage Ticket for a voyage on the SS Duilio of the NGI (Navigazione Generale Italiana) in third class from Genova to Buenos Aires dated 14 February 1931. Voyage ports of call included Villafranca, Barcelona, Rio Janeiro, and Santos Montevideo.

Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1931-02-14 Passage Contract - Genova to Buenos Aires via 4 Ports of Call

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 14 February 1931 / 17 February 1931
Steamship Line: Navigazione Generale Italiana
Steamship: SS Duilio
Route: Genova to Buenos Aires via Villafranca, Barcelona, Rio Janeiro, and Santos Montevideo
Ticket Type: Passage Contract
Voyage Class: Third Class
Name on Contract: Illegible -- 25 year old Italian and 3 year old child
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Italian
Contract Terms: Partial translation of Italian
Cost of Ticket: $129.42 / $2,200.00 USD in 2020

Steamship Ticket 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.

Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1932-04-11 Round-Trip Voyage Receipt - New York to Southampton

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 11 April 1932 / 23 June 1932 (E) 14 July 1932 (W)
Steamship Line: Hamburg America Line
Steamship: SS Hamburg (Eastbound) and SS Deutschland (Westbound)
Route: New York to Southampton and Hamburg to New York
Ticket Type: Round-Trip Voyage Receipt
Voyage Class: Tourist
Name on Contract: Mr. and Mrs. David S. Kane
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Not Stated
Cost of Ticket: $170.75 / $3,240.00 USD in 2020

Steamship Ticket - United States Lines, Tourist Cabin Contract Ticket, Dutch Woman, Rotterdam (Cherbourg) to New York aboard the SS Leviathan.

Includes Ellis Island Arriving Passenger Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1932-09-10 Passage Contract - Rotterdam to New York via Cherbourg

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 10 September 1932
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Steamship: SS Leviathan
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Cherbourg
Ticket Type: Passage Contract
Voyage Class: Tourist Cabin
Name on Contract: Miss Joan MARECHAL
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Dutch
Contract Terms: Not Stated
Cost of Ticket: $102 / $1,930.00 USD in 2020

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.

includes Hamburg Passenger Lists and Incoming Passenger Lists, UK and Ireland for William Steffen and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1933-04-28 Receipt for Part-Payment - New York to Hamburg

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 28 April 1933 / 20 May 1933
Steamship Line: Hamburg America Line
Steamship: SS St Louis
Route: New York to Hamburg
Ticket Type: Receipt for Part-Payment
Voyage Class: Cabin Class
Name on Contract: Mr. John Sidebotham, Mr. W. S. Steffen, Mrs. Steffen & Child
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Unknown
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $500.50 / $9,990.00 USD in 2020

Passage Contract for Passage for Mr. Frauk L. Pfeuffer on the SS Werra of Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, Departing from Havana for Galveston Dated 30 May 1933.

Passage Contract - SS Werra - 30 May 1933

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 30 May 1933
Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen
Steamship: SS Werra
Route: Havana to Galveston
Ticket Type: Contract for Passage
Voyage Class: Unknown
Name on Contract: Mr. Frauk L. Pfeuffer
Etnicity of Passenger(s): German
Contract Terms: Not Translated / Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: Not Stated

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 the Hamburg America Line steamship Deutschland.

Includes Expanded Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, New York/Ellis Island Records and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1933-06-05 Purchaser's Receipt and Contract - Hamburg to New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 5 June 1933 / 20 July 1933
Steamship Line: Hamburg America Line
Steamship: SS Deutschland
Route: Hamburg to New York
Ticket Type: Purchaser's Receipt and Contract
Voyage Class: Tourist Class
Name on Contract: Mrs. Minna Lademacher; Miss Elizabeth Lademacher – Age 20; and Gertraud Lademacher – Age 14
Etnicity of Passenger(s): German
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $358.50 / $7,160.00 USD in 2020

First Class Ticket for Passage on the SS Saturnia of the Italia Flotte Riunite Line, Departing from New York to Trieste on 3 November 1934.

Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value computations.

1934-11-03 Passenger's Receipt - New York to Trieste

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 31 October 1934 / 3 November 1934
Steamship Line: Italia Flotte Riunite
Steamship: SS Saturnia
Route: New York to Trieste
Ticket Type: Passenger's Receipt
Voyage Class: First Class
Name on Contract: Mrs. Marie J. Ratte
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $234.00 / $4,520.00 USD in 2020

Tourist Class Steamship Ticket Contract on the SS Stuttgart of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company for a westbound voyage from Boulogne-sur-Mer to New York on 6 September 1935 for Mr. H. A. Hawgood. The ticket was purchased in Paris, France.

1935-09-04 Passage Contract - Boulogne-sur-Mer to New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 4 September 1935 / 6 September 1935
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd
Steamship: SS Stuttgart
Route: Boulogne-sur-Mer to New York
Ticket Type: Passage Contract
Voyage Class: Tourist Class
Name on Contract: Mr. H. A. Hawgood
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Unknown
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: Not Stated

Steamship Ticket Contract for Tourist Class Passage on the Italia SS Rex 1935 for a Dr. Charles Bartolomew Lombardo from Naples to New York.

1935-10-23 Passage Contract - Naples to New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 23 October 1935 / 6 November 1935
Steamship Line: Italia
Steamship: SS Rex
Route: Naples to New York
Ticket Type: Passage Contract
Voyage Class: Tourist Class
Name on Contract: Dr. Charles Lombardo Bartholomew
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Italian Transcription
Cost of Ticket: Not Stated

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.

1936-02-22 Receipt for Part-Payment - New York to Bremen

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 22 February 1936 / 28 May 1936
Steamship Line: Hamburg America Line
Steamship: SS New York - Eastbound and the SS Bremen - Westbound
Route: New York to Bremen
Ticket Type: Receipt for Part-Payment
Voyage Class: Third Class
Name on Contract: Mr. Otto JOSH
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Unknown
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: Not Stated

Tourist Class Passage Ticket for a voyage from Trieste to Haifa on the SS Galilea of Lloyd Triestino dated 11 September 1936 for one adult male, assigned cabin no. 399 for this trip across the Mediterranean Sea.

Includes Coversion of Italian Lira to USD in 1936 and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1936-09-11 Passage Certificate - Trieste to Haifa

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 11 September 1936
Steamship Line: Lloyd Triestino
Steamship: SS Galilea
Route: Trieste for Haifa
Ticket Type: Passage Certificate
Voyage Class: Tourist Class
Name on Contract: M. Freimann
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Unknown
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: 320 Lira / $441.00 USD in 2020

Passenger's Receipt and Contract for passage on the SS Excambion of the American Export Lines for a voyage departing from New York to Naples on 18 January 1938 for an American adult woman.

Includes Arrival Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1938-01-18 Passenger's Receipt Forward Reservations - New York to Naples

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 6 January 1938 / 18 January 1938
Steamship Line: American Export Lines
Steamship: SS Excambion
Route: New York to Naples
Ticket Type: Passenger's Receipt Forward Reservations
Voyage Class: One Class Accommodations Only — First Class
Name on Contract: Mrs. F. Garner Bishop
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $169.00 / $3,100.00 USD in 2020

Passenger's Receipt and Contract for passage on the SS Excalibur of the American Export Lines for a voyage departing from Genoa to New York on 18 March 1938 for an American adult woman.

Includes Arrival Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1938-03-18 Passenger's Receipt Forward Reservations - Genoa to New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 18 March 1938
Steamship Line: American Export Lines
Steamship: SS Excalibur
Route: Genoa to New York
Ticket Type: Passenger's Receipt Forward Reservations
Voyage Class: One Class Accommodations Only — First Class
Name on Contract: Mrs. F. Gardner Bishop
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $164.00 / $3,010.00 USD in 2020

Passage Ticket for the Compagnie Général Transatlantique, Ltd., - The French Line, Southampton to New York, departing 6 September 1939, issued to Mrs. Agnes de Linia (or de Lina).

Includes Arriving Passenger Record, New York, Coversion from Dutch Guilder to USD in 1939 and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1939-09-06 Passage Contract - Rotterdam to New York