Cunard Line Ephemera 1911-1924

Front of Franconia and Laconia - The Largest and Fastest Steamers in the Boston Service Flyer from 1911

1911 - Franconia and Laconia For The Boston Service

Flyer created by Cunard to announce two new steamships for the Boston service, 18,000 tons each. The ships were of the intermediate class and accommodations described in this flyer pertain primarily to the First Class.

1911-04-01 RMS Caronia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Second Class
Date of Departure: 1 April 1911
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain J. C. Barr

Page 1 of 2, Cunard Line RMS Mauretania Saloon Passenger List - 14 June 1911.

1911-06-14 RMS Mauretania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 14 June 1911
Route: New York for Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. T. Turner, R.N.R.

Front Page, RMS Mauretania Onboard Publication of the Cunard Daily Bulletin for 17 June 1911.

1911-06-17 Cunard Daily Bulletin - RMS Mauretania Edition

Cunard Daily Bulletin, RMS Mauretania Edition for 17 June 1911, provided readers with plenty of advertisements, short stories, Saloon Passenger List for this voyage, Marconigrams, and a Photograph and Description of the New Cunard Steamship Ascania.

Front Cover, Entertainment Program in Aid of Seamen's Charities at Liverpool & New York 1911

1911-07-03 Charity Entertainment Program - RMS Campania

Variety show style entertainment program performed onboard the RMS Campania of the Cunard Line to benefit various Liverpool and New York seamen's charitable organizations. The Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution was highlighted in this program.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Caronia Second Cabin Passenger List - 29 July 1911.

1911-07-29 SS Caronia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 July 1911
Route: New York to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain J. C. Barr

1911-08-08 RMS Franconia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 8 August 1911
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain C. A. Smith, R.D., R.N.R

1911-08-29 RMS Ascania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Second Class
Date of Departure: 29 August 1911
Route: Southampton to Quebec and Montreal
Commander: Captain G. W. Melsom (Lt. R.N.R.)

Front Cover of the Cunard Daily Bulletin Summer Number for 1912

1912 Cunard Daily Bulletin, Summer Number

Featured Articles include: A Japanese Girl Painter of Genius: The Story of Miss Wakana Utagawa and her Art; The Adventuress -- A Short Story By J. J. Bell and A King in Babylon. Several illustrated Women's Fashion Articles are also included.

Front Cover RMS Franconia and RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line.

1912 - RMS Franconia and Laconia - Cunard Line

A scarce brochure provides a remarkable record of these two short-lived steamships that brought thousands of immigrants from Liverpool to Boston from 1912 to 1916.

1912-03-30 RMS Caronia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 30 March 1912
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain J. C. Barr

1912-05-28 SS Laconia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Second Class
Date of Departure: 28 May 1912
Route: Boston to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh) and Fishguard
Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine

Agent's Record, Cunard Steamship Company, Outward Second Cabin Ticket, 1912

1912-06-03 SS Laconia Agent's Record of Passage Ticket

Agent's Receipt and Record of a Second Cabin Steamship Ticket for an Eastbound voyage on the new Cunard Laconia from Boston to Liverpool, England. The Agency was located in Boston, Cunard Building on 126 State Street.

1912-06-11 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 11 June 1912
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine, R.D.; R.N.R

1912-08-06 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 6 August 1912
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine

Agent Record of Third Class Outward Steamship Ticket, 1912, Cunard Line SS Laconia

1910-08-10 SS Laconia Agent's Record of Passage Ticket

This is an Agent's Record of a Third Class-Steerage Ticket for one adult and one child from Liverpool, England to New York on the Cunard Steamship SS Laconia.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Lusitania Passenger List - 17 August 1912.

1912-08-17 RMS Lusitania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 17 August 1912
Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain J. T. W. Charles. C.B., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Saxonia Saloon Passenger List - 21 August 1912

1912-08-21 RMS Saxonia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 21 August 1912
Route: Trieste to New York via Fiume, Patras, Naples, and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain D. S. Miller (CMDR R.N.R.)

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Laconia Second Cabin Passenger List - 3 September 1912.

1912-09-03 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 3 September 1912
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.

1912-10-01 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 1 October 1912
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain W. H. D. Irvine

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Caronia Passenger List - 2 November 1912

1912-11-02 RMS Caronia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 2 November 1912
Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain J. C. Barr

1912-11-23 RMS Carmania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Second Class
Date of Departure: 23 November 1912
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain D. S. Miller

Front Cover, Cunard Passenger Log Book circa 1913

1913 - Cunard Passenger Log Book

Rare Third-Class Accommodation on Cunard Liners featuring interior and exterior photographs of the ships and accommodations for third class/steerage passengers.

Front Cover, Fishguard Information for Passengers. Published 1913 Cunard Line.

1913 Brochure - Fishguard Information for Passengers

Fishguard is situated on the south-west coast of Wales, and is the nearest British port to New York used by Atlantic liners.

Agents' Record, Third Class Outward Passenger Ticket, Cunard Line 1913

1913-05-13 RMS Laconia Agents' Record of Third Class Passage Ticket

Third Class Outward Passenger Ticket - Agents' Record for the Cunard RMS Laconia, May 13, 1913. Fare was $35. Ticket along with Agent's record would have been kept in a two-hole extra-long binder.

1913-06-03 RMS Laconia Prepaid Ticket Agents Record of Passage Ticket

Third Class Prepaid Ticket - Agents Record, RMS Laconia 1913 from Liverpool to Boston. Itemized transaction shows fare and commision breakdown. Fare was paid by a third party.

Immigrant Steerage Contract for Passage to New York - Cunard Line - 1913

1913-06-03 RMS Laconia Contract for Passage - Norwegian Immigrant

Ludvig Gjønvik was a Norwegian Immigrant to the United States in June 1913 arriving in Boston on board the RMS Laconia (I) as a passenger in Steerage - Third Class.

Inspection Card for Immigrants and Steerage Passengers - 1913

1913-06-10 RMS Laconia Immigrant Inspection Card

Immigrant Inspection Card issued in 1913 by the Cunard Line on board the RMS Laconia to a Norwegian Immigrant traveling in Steerage.

Front Cover of Tour B Itinerary Souvenir Program - European Cruise on the SS Carpathia 1913

1913-07-02 Cruise Tour B Souvenir Program - SS Carpathia

Very rare Itinerary and Souvenir Program for a European Cruise on the SS Carpathia of the Cunard Line in the year following its involvement in the rescue of the RMS Titanic.

1913-06-10 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: All Classes
Date of Departure: 10 June 1913
Route: Liverpool to Portland, ME and Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine

1913-08-02 SS Carmania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 2 August 1913
Route: New York to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh) and Fishguard
Commander: Captain J. C. Barr

1913-09-23 RMS Carmania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 23 September 1913
Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain J. C. Barr

Special Bill of Fare - E. D. Jordon and Party aboard the Laconia 1913

1913-10-06 RMS Laconia Private Dinner Party Menu

This is a very rare personalized special embossed Bill of Fare for E. D. Jordon and Dinner guests in October of 1913.

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List from the SS Carpathia of the Cunard Line, Departing 4 November 1913 from Fiume to New York via Trieste, Patras, Messina, Naples, Almeria, and Gibraltar

1913-11-04 SS Carpathia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 4 November 1913
Route: Fiume to New York via Trieste, Patras, Messina, Naples, Almeria, and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain William Prothero

Front Cover - Cunard Line 1914 Brochure Entitled "Historic Boston" about Boston and the Cunard Line Services to Boston.

1914 Brochure - Cunard Service to Historic Boston

42-Page Brochure focused primarily on Boston, Massachusetts, with a brief summary of Cunard Line Fleet and Services to Boston. Some photographs of Cunard ships, offices, docks/piers, Boston Landmarks, and a Railroad advertisement.

Front Cover, Comparisons - RMS Aquitania of the Cunard Steam Ship Company, Limited.

1914 Brochure - Cunard Line RMS Aquitania Comparisons

Aquitania made her maiden voyage from Liverpool on 30 May 1914. This brochure was one of many published in 1914 to exalt the size of the ship and accommodations available.

Contract for a Swedish immigrant from Gothenburg to Boston in 1914

1914-04-10 Steerage Ticket, Swedish Immigrant

1914 Passenger Contract for a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts for Alfred Person, 19 years of age, traveling alone.

1914-07-11 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 11 July 1914
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain W. T. Turner, R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard SS Carmania Saloon Passenger List - 29 July 1914.

1914-07-29 SS Carmania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 29 July 1914
Route: New York to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh) and Fishguard
Commander: Captain J. C. Barr

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Franconia Second Cabin Passenger List - 22 August 1914.

1914-08-22 RMS Franconia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 August 1914
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain D. S. Miller, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Laconia Second Cabin Passenger List - 1 September 1914.

1914-09-01 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 1 September 1914
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: W. R. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.

RMS Laconia Breakfast Bill of Fare Card 8 September 1914

1914-09-08 RMS Laconia Breakfast Menu Card

Vintage Bill of Fare from 8 September 1914 on a Westbound voyage from Liverpool to Boston, arriving in Boston the following day featured Grilled Cod Steaks and Yarmouth Bloaters.

Menu Card - Dinner Bill of Fare RMS Laconia 8 September 1914

1914-09-08 RMS Laconia Farewell Dinner Menu

Vintage Bill of Fare Card from a Westbound voyage from Liverpool to Boston featured Tortue Verte, Merlan Frit au Citron, Sirloin & Ribs of Beef and Gelee à la Russe for Dessert.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Orduna Saloon and Second Cabin Passenger List - 17 March 1917.

1917-03-17 RMS Orduña Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 17 March 1917
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Thomas McComb Taylor

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Caronia Cabin Passenger List - 14 January 1919.

1919-01-14 RMS Caronia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 14 January 1919
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: C. A. Smith, R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard Tourist Third Cabin Accommodations Brochure. Undated, Circa Late 1920s

1920s Brochure - Cunard Tourist Third Cabin Accommodations

Tourist Third Cabin replaced the old Third Class on the Cunard Steamships. Photo journal of the accommodations found in the new Tourist Third Cabin class.

Front Cover, Cunard to Liverpool via Cobh (Queenstown) - 1920s Brochure from the Cunard Line.

1920s Brochure - Cunard to Liverpool via Cobh (Queenstown)

Superb interior photographs of the Cunard steamships Carinthia, Franconia, Laconia, Samaria, and Scythia makes this an excellent brochure from the 1920s.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Caronia Saloon and Second Cabin Passenger List - 7 August 1920.

1920-08-07 RMS Caronia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 7 August 1920
Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown and Halifax
Commander: Captain E. G. Diggle, R.N.R.

1921 Brochure Cover, Cunard Line Passengers' Guide to the RMS Mauretania.

1921 Brochure - Cunard Passenger Guide - RMS Mauretania

Shirt Pocket Sized 18-Page brochure from the Cunard Line that provided a handy reference guide to navigating the RMS Mauretania covering all three passenger classes. Lots of information, few images.

1921-04-30 RMS Mauretania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 30 April 1921
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. H. Rostron, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, RMS Aquitania Luncheon Bill of Fare - 27 June 1921

1921-06-27 RMS Aquitania Luncheon Menu

Vintage Bill of Fare Card from 27 June 1921 featured Fillets of Codfish—Bercy, Boiled Leg of Mutton Caper Sauce, and Rice Pudding for dessert. Cunard Line Republic of France Emblem appeared on the reverse side.

Front Cover of The Cunarder Travel Magazine for July 1921

1921-07 The Cunarder Travel Magazine

Featured Articles include: A Motor Trip from London to Bath, By Adelaide Bragg Gillespie; The Golf Courses of Scotland, By John Arnot and The Pine Forests of Switzerland.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Scythia Saloon and Second Class Passenger List - 20 August 1921.

1921-08-20 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon and Second Class
Date of Departure: 20 August 1921
Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. Prothero

1921-06-25 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 25 June 1921
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Sir James Charles

Front Cover of the Christmas Number of the Cunarder Travel Magazine for December 1921

1921-12 Cunarder Travel Magazine Christmas Number

Fetured Articles were 'Twas Christmas on the "Aquitania," By Charles Welton; The Playground of Europe, By Dorothy Cocks; and, The wormen's fashion number -- Wraps In Which To Welcome Atlantic Breezes, By Julia Marquis.

Front Cover - Cunard To Boston. Published by the Cunard Steam Ship Company Limited - 1922

1922 Brochure - Cunard To Boston

The re-opening of the Liverpool-Queenstown-Boston Service with the RMS Samaria.

1922-08-12 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Ship: RMS Aquitania
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 12 August 1922
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Sir James Charles, K.B.E., C.B., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Scythia Saloon and Second Class Passenger List - 17 August 1922.

1922-08-17 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon and Second Class
Date of Departure: 17 August 1922
Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. Prothero

1922-08-24 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 24 August 1922
Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. H. Hossack, R.D., R.N.R

Front Cover, RMS Scythia Concert Program in Aid of the Seamen's Charities of New York and Liverpool, Thursday, 24 August 1922.

1922-08-24 Charity Concert Program - RMS Scythia

Benefit Musical Concert onboard the RMS Scythia of the Cunard Line to aid various seamen's charities of New York and Liverpool. These concerts were conducted several times during each voyage, with separate performances for each class of passenger.

Front Cover for the Special Mediterranean Cruise Issue of The Cunarder Travel Magazine for November 1922

1922-11 Cunarder Travel Magazine - Special Mediterranean Cruise Issue

Volume 3, Number 5, November 1922 issue of the Cunarder, the Special Mediterranean Cruise Issue featured article was Highlights Of A Mediterranean Cruise, By Frank A. Owen.

Cover, The Liverpool Route from Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)

1923 Brochure - Cunard - The Liverpool Route

16- Page Brochure provides insight into the Liverpool Route that is shared by both the Cunard Line and Anchor Line.

Front Cover for a Special Scandinavian Issue of the Cunarder for May 1923

1923-05 Cunarder Travel Magazine - Special Scandinavian Issue

The Cunarder, Volume 4, Number 5, May 1923 was a Special Scandinavian Issue that featured many articles about touring Scandinavia and their beautiful cities.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Berengaria Saloon and Second Class Passenger List - 5 May 1923.

1923-05-05 RMS Berengaria Passenger List

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.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Andania Cabin Passenger List - 8 June 1923.

1923-06-08 RMS Andania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 8 June 1923
Route: Southampton to Quebec & Montreal via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain E. T. Britten, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Samaria Second Class Passenger List - 26 July 1923.

1923-07-26 RMS Samaria Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 26 July 1923
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh),
Commander: Captain G. S. Horsburgh, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Samaria Second Class Passenger List - 23 August 1923.

1923-08-23 RMS Samaria Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 23 August 1923
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain G. S. Horsburgh, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Berengaria Second Class Passenger List - 25 August 1923.

1923-08-25 RMS Berengaria Passenger List

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.

Front Cover of the Special Soctch and English Number of the Cunarder Travel Magazine for September 1923

1923-09 The Cunarder: Special Scotch and English Number

The September 1923 Issue of the Cunarder, the Special Scotch and English Number featured article included: "So This Is London!" by A Recently Returned New Yorker, with Cartoons by Herman Roeg.

1923-09-15 RMS Berengaria Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 15 September 1923
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Aquitania Second Class Passenger List - 3 November 1923.

1923-11-03 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 3 November 1923
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Sir James Charles, K.B.E., C.B., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of the Christmas & Winter Issue of the Cunarder Magazine, December 1923.

1923-12 The Cunarder, Christmas - Winter Issue

The December 1923 Christmas - Winter Issue of the Cunarder Magazine featured article was Christmas in the Desert, by Donald Townsend. Women's fashion of the day was illustrated by On the Crest of the Wave of Fashion number.

1923-12-12 RMS Berengaria Passenger List

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

Front Cover of the Cunarder Magazine for February 1924 Featuring Prague - The City of Legends

1924-02 The Cunarder: Prague - The City of Legends

The February 1924 issue of The Cunarder Magazine featured article was Prague - The City of Legends, by Dr. Borivoj Prusik. The women's Fashion piece was represented by On the Crest of the Wave of Fashion.

Front Cover of the March 1924 Cunarder Magazine Featuring Budapest, Hungary

1924-03 The Cunarder: Budapest Hungary Issue

The March 1924 issue of The Cunarder featured a number of articles on Budapest Hungary. On the Crest of the Wave of Fashion featured women's fashion on board the steamships.

1924-05-24 RMS Berengaria Passenger List

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

Front Cover of the Cunarder Magazine Mediterranean Special Issue for July 1934

1924-07 The Cunarder Magazine: Mediterranean Special Issue

The July 1924 issue of The Cunarder was a Mediterranean Special Issue featured article was A Holiday on the Mediterranean, by A.E. Burroughs.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Antonia Cabin Passenger List - 10 July 1924.

1924-07-10 RMS Antonia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 10 July 1924
Route: Cherbourg to Quebec & Montreal via Southampton and Liverpool
Commander: Captain P. A. Murchie
Note: Koch and Trump are listed among the cabin passengers.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Aquitania Saloon Passenger List - 26 July 1924.

1924-07-26 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 26 July 1924
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Sir James Charles, K.B.E., C.B., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Andania Cabin Passenger List - 1 August 1924.

1924-08-01 RMS Andania Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 1 August 1924
Route: Southampton to Quebec & Montreal via Cherbourg & Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain R. V. Peel., R.N.R.

Menu Cover, Dinner Menu, Cunard Line RMS Andania - 1924

1924-08-06 RMS Andania Dinner Menu

Vintage Bill of Fare Card from 6 August 1924 featured Fillets of Brill—Cardinal, Salmi of Duckling -- Green Peas, and Prime Ribs and Sirloin of Beef -- Horseradish.

Front Cover, Cunard Line Entertainment in Aid of British & American Seamen's Instituions, 21 August 1924.

1924-08-21 Cunard Line Charity Program - RMS Aquitania

Program of Entertainment in Aid of British & American Seamen's Institutions Held on Board the RMS Aquitania in the Second Class Dining Room on Thursday, 21 August 1924 at 9:15 pm. Mr. William Ryan, Chairman; Commodore Sir James Charles, K.B.E., C.B., R.D., R.N.R. (Rtd.), Captain.