Passage Tickets & Contracts - 1940s-1950s

All Passage Contracts & Tickets for the 1940s-1950s 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.

Blue Star Line Saloon Passenger's Ticket for Passage During World War II From Adelaide to an Egyptian Port, Departing from Adeline for the First Egyptian Port Dated December 1943.

Includes Customs Application for an Ordinary Licence to Export Goods, Baggage Insurance Policy from Lloyd's of London, and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value.

1943-12-14 Saloon Passenger's Ticket - Adelaide to Egyptian Port

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 14 December 1943
Steamship Line: Blue Star Line
Steamship: Not Stated
Route: Adelaide to First Egyptian Port
Ticket Type: Saloon Passenger's Ticket
Voyage Class: Saloon
Name on Contract: Mrs. Rose Slutzkin
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Not Stated
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: AU£93 15s 0d / $5,528.00 AUD in 2020

Unique cabin class passage ticket San Francisco to Sydney on USN troop transport Marine Phoenix leased by the Oceanic Steamship Company and Operated by Matson Navigation Company for this and other voyages during 1947-1949.

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

1947-09-16 Contract Ticket ID Check - SS Marine Phoenix

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 16 September 1947 / 20 September 1947
Steamship Line: Oceanic Steamship Company
Steamship: SS Marine Phoenix
Route: San Francisco to Sydney
Ticket Type: Contract Ticket ID Check
Voyage Class: Cabin Class
Name on Contract: Miss Mary B. BARTLETT
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Not Stated
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $304.00 / $3,520.00 USD in 2020

First Class Ticket for Passage from Sydney to Southampton on the SS Orion of the Orient Line, voyage to being on or about the 7th of February 1948 for one adult who paid £115 for passage.

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

1948-02-07 Passage Contract - Sydney to London (Tilbury) or Southampton

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 7 February 1948
Steamship Line: Orient Line
Steamship: SS Orion
Route: Sydney to London (Tilbury) or Southampton
Ticket Type: Passage Contract
Voyage Class: First Class
Name on Contract: Miss M. B. Bartlett
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Australian
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: £115 0s 0d / £4,275.00 GBP in 2020

Passage Receipt and transportation contract for passage on the SS Vulcania of the Italia Line sailing 1 May 1948 from Alexandria to New York for a 24-year-old American male from Dallas, Texas.

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

1948-04-27 Passage Contract - Alexandria to New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 27 April 1948 / 1 May 1948
Steamship Line: American Export Lines
Steamship: SS Vulcania
Route: Alexandria to New York
Ticket Type: Passenger's Receipt and Passage Contract
Voyage Class: One Class Accommodations Only — First Class
Name on Contract: Mr. Franklin E. RANSOM
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $275.00 / $2,960.00 USD in 2020

Prepaid Tourist Class Passage Ticket dated 13 November 1951 for German Immigrant, Departing from Bremerhaven on 24 February 1952 and arriving in New York on 6 March 1962 on the MS Gripsholm of the Swedish American Line. Toral Fare was $193.00.

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

1951-11-13 Prepaid Passage Contract - Bremen to New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 13 November 1951 / 24 February 1952
Steamship Line: Swedish American Line
Steamship: MS Gripsholm
Route: Bremerhaven (Bremen) to New York
Ticket Type: Prepaid Passage Contract
Voyage Class: Tourist Class
Name on Contract: Mrs. Margarete Lenz
Etnicity of Passenger(s): German
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $193.00 / $1,920.00 USD in 2020

Tourist Class passage ticket on the Cunard Line RMS Queen Mary, sailing from New York for Southampton on 7 February 1953 on Pier 90, North River where passengers embarked between 8:30 and 11:30 am for this voyage.

Includes Page from the U.S. Departing Passenger and Crew List for this 21-year-old passenger.

1953-02-07 Passage Ticket - New York to Southampton

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 7 February 1953
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Steamship: RMS Queen Mary
Route: New York to Southampton
Ticket Type: Passage Ticket
Voyage Class: Tourist Class
Name on Contract: Mrs. Pauline Bunt
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: Not Stated

First Class Eastbound passage contract on the Norwegian America Line SS Stavangerfjord sailing on 14 July 1953. Ticket was purchased with the Westbound return passage on the SS Oslofjord sailing on 9 September 1953.

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

1953-07-14 Passage Contract - New York to Bergen

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 14 July 1953 / 24 July 1953 (EB) | 9 September 1953 (WB)
Steamship Line: Norwegian America Line
Steamship: SS Stavangerfjord (Eastbound) / SS Oslofjord (Westbound)
Route: New York to Bergen
Ticket Type: Passage Contract
Voyage Class: First Class
Name on Contract: Mrs. Katherine H. Somerville
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $295.00 / $2,850.00 USD in 2020

Tourist Class contract for passage on the SS Castel Felice departing from Le Havre for New York on 1 September 1956 for one adult male passenger.

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

1956-09-01 Passage Contract - Le Havre to New York