SS New York Ephemera Collection
All Digitized Ephemera for the SS New York 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.
1893-06-03 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 3 June 1893
- Route: Southampton to New York
- Commander: Captain John C. Jamison
1893-08-19 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 19 August 1893
- Route: Southampton to New York
- Commander: Captain John C. Jamison
1896-09-29 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 29 September 1896
- Route: Southampton to New York
- Commander: Captain F. M. Passow
1896-11-09 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 9 November 1896
- Route: Southampton to New York
- Commander: Captain F. M. Passow
1899-08-12 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 12 August 1899
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. J. Roberts
1900-09-08 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 8 September 1900
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. J. Roberts
1901-04-22 American Line First Cabin Services
1901 Brochure covers First Cabin Travel on the Steamships of the American Line and includes Deck Plans, Rates for Transatlantic Travel (Southampton - New York Service via Cherbourg) and General Passenger Information. Ships Covered: St. Louis, St. Paul, and New York.
1904-02-27 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 27 February 1904
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain F. M. Passow
1905-09-23 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 23 September 1905
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. J. Roberts
1906-08-11 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Class
- Date of Departure: 11 August 1906
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. J. Roberts
American Line Southampton to New York Service - 1908
Broadside Flyer produced by the American Line promoting their Southampton - New York service. Includes information for passengers, the tariff of first-class fares, and deck plans for the SS St. Louis, SS St. Paul, SS New York, and the SS Philadelphia.
1910-08-27 SS New York Passenger List
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Date of Departure: 27 August 1910
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. J. Roberts
1911-09-02 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 2 September 1911
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. J. Roberts
1927-09-16 Passenger Contract - Hamburg-America Line
Emma Muessigbrodt, a 37 year-old German woman traveling from Hamburg to New York on the SS New York of the Hamburg America Line. She travelled in the Third Class. (English translation)
1927-09-16 Dampferfahrkartenvertrag - Hamburg nach New York
Deutscher Vertrag über das Dampfflugzeug der dritten Klasse an Bord der SS New York der Hamburg-Amerika-Linie im Jahr 1927. Die Unterschrift des Passagiers ist schwer zu lesen. See the entry below for the English Translation.
1928-06-30 SS New York Farewell Dinner Menu
Vintage Farewell Dinner Bill of Fare Post Card from 30 June 1928 on board the SS New York of the Hamburg America Line featured Fried Filet of Perch Pike, Roast Duckling, and Mixed Ice Cream for dessert.
HAPAG - Across the Atlantic in First Class - 1928
Outstanding brochure from the Hamburg America Line captures the opulence of first-class transatlantic travel in the late 1920s. Rare interior photographs of public rooms such as the shopping plaza or promenade make this an excellent booklet. Ships Featured: Resolute and Reliance, New York, Hamburg, Albert Ballin, and Deutschland.
1929-01-16 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 16 January 1929
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Captain Graalfs
1929-04-05 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 5 April 1929
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Captain Graalfs
1931-05-21 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 21 May 1931
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Graalfs
1931-10-08 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 8 October 1931
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Graalfs
1933-07-27 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: First, Tourist and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 27 July 1933
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Commodore Kruse
1933-07-27 Social Events Program - SS New York
Program of Social Events for a voyage of the SS New York of the Hamburg America Line beginning 27 July 1933. Events included Movies, Concerts, "Get-Togethers," and Dances. Two of the movies shown were self-promotional world cruises aboard a HAPAG ocean liner.
1933-08-24 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 24 August 1933
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Commodore Kruse
1934-08-09 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 9 August 1934
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh (Queenstown)
- Commander: Commodore Kruse
1934-09-06 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie / Hamburg America Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 6 September 1934
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Commodore Kruse
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. Bremen, Europa, Columbus, Berlin, New York, Hamburg, Deutschland, Hansa, and St. Louis
1936-02-22 Receipt for Partial Payment for Round-Trip Passage - New York and Bremen
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.
1936-05-28 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 28 May 1936
- Route: New York to Hamburg via Cherbourg and Southampton
- Commander: Captain J. Wagner
1937-07-18 SS New York Anniversary Dinner Menu
This Anniversary Dinner Bill of Fare celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Hamburg America Line (1847-1937). The Bill of Fare featured Eggs with Caviar, Boiled Turbot with Sauce Romain and Tournedos with Potato Croquettes. A Music Program is on the Back Cover.
1937-10 HAPAG-NDL Ships in the Transatlantic Service
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.
In The Third Class to North America - 1938
This is a well-preserved brochure that was published before the beginning of the European conflict that became World War II. Superb photography makes this an exceptional record of the Third Class accommodations on the steamships Deutschland, New York, Hamburg, and the Hansa.
In der Dritten Klasse nach Nordamerika - 1938
Es handelt sich um eine gut erhaltene Broschüre veröffentlicht wurde, dass vor dem Beginn des europäischen Konflikt, der sich aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Superb Fotografie macht dies ein Rekord excecptional der dritten Klasse Unterkünfte auf dem Dampfer Deutschland, New York, Hamburg und die Hanse.
1938-11-03 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 3 November 1938
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh
- Commander: Captain B. Majewski
1939-05-11 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg American Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 11 May 1939
- Route: New York to Hamburg via Cherbourg and Southampton
- Commander: Captain B. Majewski
1939-05-11 Social Events Program - SS New York
Social Events Program for the transatlantic voyage on the SS New York of the Hamburg America Line beginning 11 May 1939. Featured events included Tea Concerts, Horse Races, Dancing, Movies, Fancy Dress Ball, and News Reels.
1939-06-08 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 8 June 1939
- Route: New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Cherbourg, and Southampton
- Commander: Captain B. Majewski
1957-08-21 TSS New York Lunch and Dinner Menu
Vintage Tourist Class Lunch and Dinner Menu from Wednesday, 21 August 1957 on board the TSS New York of the Greek Line featured Szegedin Paprika Gulyas, Braised Haunch of Beef à la Mode, and Ice Cream for dessert.
1957-08-24 TSS New York Luncheon Menu
Vintage Tourist Class Luncheon Menu from 24 August 1957 on board the TSS New York of the Greek Line featured Lamb and Savoy Cabbage Stew Bourgeoise, Chopped Steak with Sauce Robert, and Ice Cream for dessert.
1957-08-24 TSS New York Farewell Dinner Menu
Vintage Dinner Menu from 24 August 1957 on board the TSS New York of the Greek Line featured Poached Deep Sea Scallops Creole, Sirloin Steak with Pan Gravy, and Stawberry Short Cake for dessert.
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.
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