RMS Berengaria Ephemera Collection
All Digitized Ephemera for the RMS Berengaria available at the GG Archives. Common items of ephemera in our maritime collection include passenger lists, brochures, event and entertainment programs, and other memorabilia produced for a voyage or ship.
Cunard Tourist Third Cabin Accommodations - 1920s
Tourist Third Cabin replaced the old Third Class on the Cunard Steamships, the refinished accommodations attracted students, professors, young business people, and bargain-hunters filling the cabins left mostly empty from the decline of the immigrant trade. This is a photo journal of the accommodations found in the new Tourist Third Cabin class. Ships Featured: Andania, Antonia, Aquitania, Ascania, Aurania, Ausonia, Berengaria, Caronia and Carmania, Laconia, Samaria, Scythia, Tuscania, and Lancastria.
1923-05-05 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon and Second Class
- Date of Departure: 5 May 1923
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.
1923-08-25 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Class
- Date of Departure: 25 August 1923
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.
1923-09-15 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Class
- Date of Departure: 15 September 1923
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine
1923-12-12 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Second Class
- Date of Departure: 12 December 1923
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine
1924-05-24 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Second Class
- Date of Departure: 24 May 1924
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine
1925-09-09 Sports Tournament Program - RMS Berengaria
Sports Tournament Program covers two days of a voyage beginning 9 September 1925 onboard the RMS Berengaria of the Cunard Line. Featured Events included Sack Race, Potato Race, Shuffleboard, Pillow Fight, and Deck Tennis. A Fancy Dress Ball was held after the event for awarding of prizes.
1926-08-26 RMS Berengaria Farewell Dinner Menu
Farewell Dinner Bill of Fare Card from Thursday, August 26, 1926 the RMS Berengaria of the Cunard Line on a westbound voyage that arrived at New York the following day Photograph of the RMS Berengaria adorned the top Border.
1927-06-21 RMS Berengaria Private Dinner Party Menu
This is a private dinner menu for passengers on board the RMS Berengaria of the Cunard Line on a 1927 westbound voyage that originated from Southampton destined for New York. Menu selections were written in French.
1927-08-05 RMS Berengaria Breakfast Menu
Elegant Vintage Breakfast Bill of Fare from 5 August 1927 featured an extensive array of offerings including Calf's Liver - Piquante Sauce, Boneless Codfish—Cream Sauce, Mutton Chops, and a wide variety of cereals, fruits, eggs and omelettes, cakes, breads, and beverages.
1929-03-20 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Class
- Date of Departure: 20 March 1929
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Sir Arthur H. Rostron, K.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
1929-07-16 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 16 July 1929
- Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Sir Arthur H. Rostron, K.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
1929-07-17 RMS Berengaria Dinner Menu
Vintage Dinner Bill of Fare from Wednesday, 17 July 1929 on board the RMS Berengaria of the Cunard Line featured Tournedos—Mascotte, Croquette of Chicken—Maréchale, and Soufflé Pudding Suchard for dessert.
1929-07-18 RMS Berengaria Breakfast Menu
An expansive vintage Breakfast Bill of Fare from 18 July 1929 featured Grilled Spanish Mackerel—Fines Herbes, Omelettes, Hashed Turkey -- Creole style and American and Wiltshire Smoked and Pale Bacon.
1929-07-19 Charity Concert Program - RMS Berengaria
Variety show and musical extravaganza for the benefit of British and American seamen's institutions performed onboard the RMS Berengaria of the Cunard Line for First Class passengers. Sir Arthur H. Rostron, former captain of the SS Carpathia, was the Commodore and Commander of the Berengaria.
1929-07-21 RMS Berengaria Luncheon Menu
Elegant Vintage Luncheon Bill of Fare from 21 July 1929 on board the RMS Berengaria of the Cunard Line featured an extensive selection including Escalope of Veal-Forestière, Ravioli à Ia Bolognaise, and Gelée au Vin for dessert.
1929-09-07 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 7 September 1929
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. Prothero
1930-07-26 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 26 July 1930
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Sir Arthur H. Rostron
1930-08-16 RMS Berengaria Dinner Menu
Vintage Tourist Class Dinner Bill of Fare from Saturday, 16 August 1930 on board the RMS Berengaria of the Cunard Line featured Boiled Halibut—Sauce Duglere, Roast Haunch of Mutton—Onion Sauce, and Diplomat Pudding for dessert.
1930-08-22 RMS Berengaria Luncheon Menu
Vintage Luncheon Bill of Fare from 22 August 1930 on board the RMS Berengaria of the Cunard Line featured Corned Brisket of Beef and Dumplings , Stewed Veal—Jardinière, and Apple Pie for dessert.
1931-05-02 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 2 May 1931
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain E. T. Britten
1932-09-02 SS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cruise Passengers
- Date of Departure: 2 September 1932
- Route: New York to Halifax and Return
- Commander: Captain E. T. Britten, R.D., R.N.R.
1932-09-17 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 17 September 1932
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain E. T. Britten, R.D., R.N.R.
1933-07-29 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 29 July 1933
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain E. T. Britten, R.D., R.N.R.
1933-09-02 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 2 September 1933
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain E. T. Britten, R.D., R.N.R.
1934-05-05 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 5 May 1934
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Sir Edgar Britten, R.D., R.N.R.
1935-06-26 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 26 June 1935
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Sir Edgar Britten, R.D., R.N.R.
1935-09-11 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 11 September 1935
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Sir Edgar Britten, R.D., R.N.R.
Ephemera contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenirs provided to the passengers of each voyage. Many of these souvenir ephemeral items have disappeared over the years.
Our selection varies considerably by ship, and likely contains only a sampling of what was originally produced and printed by the steamship lines.
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