SS Columbus Ephemera Collection

All Digitized Ephemera for the SS Columbus 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.

1926-04-08 Passenger Manifest for the SS Columbus

1926-04-08 SS Columbus Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
  • Class of Passengers: Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 8 April 1926
  • Route: Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain N. Johnsen
Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the SS Columbus of the North German Lloyd, Departing 16 January 1927 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1927-01-16 SS Columbus Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: North German Lloyd
  • Class of Passengers: Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 16 January 1927
  • Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain N. Johnsen
Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the SS Columbus of the North German Lloyd, Departing 29 May 1927 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1927-05-29 SS Columbus Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: North German Lloyd
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 29 May 1927
  • Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain N. Johnsen
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

1928-06-09 SS Columbus Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: North German Lloyd
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 9 June 1928
  • Route: New York to Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain N. Johnsen
Front Cover of a First and Second Class Passenger List from the SS Columbus of the North German Lloyd, Departing 28 July 1928 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1928-07-28 SS Columbus Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: North German Lloyd
  • Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
  • Date of Departure: 28 July 1928
  • Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain N. Johnsen
Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Columbus of the North German Lloyd, Departing 22 September 1928 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1928-09-22 SS Columbus Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 22 September 1928
  • Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain N. Johnsen
1928-10-20 Passenger Manifest for the SS Columbus

1928-10-20 SS Columbus Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 20 October 1928
  • Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain N. Johnsen
Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Columbus of the North German Lloyd, Departing 15 November 1928 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1928-11-15 SS Columbus Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 15 November 1928
  • Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
  • Commander: A. Ahrens
Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Columbus of the North German Lloyd, Departing 13 April 1929 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1929-04-13 SS Columbus Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 13 April 1929
  • Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain A. Ahrens
Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Columbus of the North German Lloyd, Departing 3 July 1929 from New York to Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg

1929-07-03 SS Columbus Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 3 July 1929
  • Route: New York to Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain N. Johnsen
Front Cover for a Joint Line Brochure from Hamburg America Line and North German Lloyd Entitled Go Tourist Class.

HAPAG-North German Lloyd - Go Tourist Class - 1936

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. Featured Ships: Bremen, Europa, Columbus, Berlin, New York, Hamburg, Deutschland, Hansa, and St. Louis

Front Cover of 1937 Brochure from the Hamburg-American and North German Lloyd on their Transatlantic Ships.

HAPAG-NDL Ships in the Transatlantic Service - 1937

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.

Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Columbus of the North German Lloyd, Departing 29 September 1930 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1930-09-29 SS Columbus Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 29 September 1930
  • Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain A. Ahrens
Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Columbus of the North German Lloyd, Departing 12 September 1936 from Bremen to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh

1936-09-12 SS Columbus Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 12 September 1936
  • Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh
  • Commander: Captain W. Dähne

 

Photographs of the SS Columbus

The SS Columbus at Bremerhaven.

The SS Columbus at Bremerhaven. GGA Image ID # 15fc48748c

Third Class Dining Room on the SS Columbus.

Third Class Dining Room on the SS Columbus. GGA Image ID # 15db0942c8

Third Class Smoking Room on the SS Columbus.

Third Class Smoking Room on the SS Columbus. GGA Image ID # 15fb5cee60

Third Class Four-Berth Cabin on the SS Columbus.

Third Class Four-Berth Cabin on the SS Columbus. GGA Image ID # 15dbcf4d85

Tourist Third Cabin Smoking Room on the SS Columbus.

Tourist Third Cabin Smoking Room on the SS Columbus. GGA Image ID # 15fb406f21

 

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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