Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1938

 

Passengers Dancing in the Verandah Café on a United States Lines Ocean Liner, 1938.

Passengers Dancing in the Verandah Café on a United States Lines Ocean Liner, 1938. USL Spring and Summer Brochure, 1938. GGA Image ID # 205bab09c5

 

Passenger lists for 1938 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa.

Our collection contains samples of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines. They are often used to illustrate family history books for immigrants from this period in time.

Coveted by collectors and genealogists, souvenir passenger lists often offered beautiful graphical covers and information not found in official manifests because they focused on the journey rather than the destination.

 

Front Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Carinthia of the Cunard Line, Departing 15 January 1938 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Greenock

1938-01-15 RMS Carinthia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 15 January 1938

Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Greenock

Commander: Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

1938-03-18 Passenger List for SS Excalibur

1938-03-18 SS Excalibur Passenger List

Steamship Line: American Export Lines

Class of Passengers: One

Date of Departure: 18 March 1938

Route: Genoa to New York

Commander: Captain S. N. Groves

 

1938-04-11 City of Newport News Passenger Manifest

1938-04-11 SS City of Newport News Passenger List

Steamship Line: Baltimore Mail Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin (One Class)

Date of Departure: 11 April 1938

Route: Bremen to Norfolk and Baltimore via Southampton

Commander: Captain Robert H. Wright, Lt. Cmdr., U.S.N.R

Note: Annotated by the original owner (passenger)

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS Manhattan of the United States Lines, Departing 20 April 1938 from New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Plymouth and Le Havre

1938-04-20 SS Manhattan Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines

Class of Passengers: Cabin Class

Date of Departure: 20 April 1938

Route: New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Plymouth and Le Havre

Commander: Captain Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Washington of the United States Lines, Departing 20 April 1938 from Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh

1938-04-20 SS Washington Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines

Class of Passengers: Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 20 April 1938

Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh

Commander: Captain Giles C. Stedman, Lt. Comm., U.S.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, Departing 3 May 1938 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1938-05-03 SS Bremen Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd

Class of Passengers: Cabin Class

Date of Departure: 3 May 1938

Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

 

Front Cover, Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Columbus of the North German Lloyd, Departing 21 May 1938 from New York to Bremen via Cobh, Plymouth and Cherbourg.

1938-05-21 SS Columbus Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd

Class of Passengers: Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 21 May 1938

Route: New York to Bremen via Cobh, Plymouth and Cherbourg

Commander: Captain C. W. Hagemann

 

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Aquitania of the Cunard Line, Departing 1 June 1938 from New York to Cherbourg via Southampton, Commanded by Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

1938-06-01 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Third Class

Date of Departure: 1 June 1938

Route: New York to Cherbourg via Southampton

Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover, SS Montcalm Atlantic Isles and Seaboard Cruise from Tilbury Passenger List - 18 June 1938.

1938-06-18 SS Montcalm Passenger List

Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line

Class of Passengers: Cruise Members

Date of Departure: 18 June 1938

Route: Atlantic Isles and Seaboard Cruise from Tilbury. (London - Gibraltar - Casablanca - Madeira - Lisbon - London)

Commander: Captain D. Pert

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, Departing 24 June 1938 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1938-06-24 SS Bremen Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd

Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class

Date of Departure: 24 June 1938

Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

Commander: Captain C. W. Hagemann

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Manhattan of the United States Lines, Departing 29 June 1938 from Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton and Cobh

1938-06-29 SS Manhattan Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines

Class of Passengers: Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 29 June 1938

Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton and Cobh

Commander: Captain Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R.

 

1938-07-13 Passenger Manifest for the SS Rex

1938-07-13 SS Rex Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line

Class of Passengers: Tourist

Date of Departure: 13 July 1938

Route: Genoa to New York via Cannes, Naples, and Gibraltar

Commander: Captain Attilio Frugone

 

Front Cover - 1938-07-14 Passenger Manifest for the SS Vulcania<

1938-07-14 SS Vulcania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line

Class of Passengers: First Class

Date of Departure: 14 July 1938

Route: Trieste to New York via Dubrovnik, Patra, Naples, Palermo, Algiers, Gibraltar, Lisbon, and Azores

Commander: Captain William Lazzari

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Europa of the North German Lloyd, Departing 19 July 1938 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1938-07-19 SS Europa Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd

Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class

Date of Departure: 19 July 1938

Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

Commander: Captain C. W. Hagemann

 

22 July 1938 Passenger Manifest for the TSS California

1938-07-22 TSS California Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist

Date of Departure: 22 July 1938

Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Dublin

Commander: Captain Robert W. Smart

 

1938-08-04 Passenger Manifest for the SS Hamburg

1938-08-04 SS Hamburg Passenger List

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 4 August 1938

Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

Commander: Captain Th. Koch

 

1938-08-09 Passenger Manifest for the SS Rex

1938-08-09 SS Rex Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line

Class of Passengers: Tourist

Date of Departure: 9 August 1938

Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar

Commander: Captain Giorgio Cavallini

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Aquitania of the Cunard Line, Departing 10 August 1938 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1938-08-10 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin Class

Date of Departure: 10 August 1938

Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Normandie of the CGT French Line, Departing 10 August 1938 from Le Havre to New York.

1938-08-10 SS Normandie Passenger List

Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)

Class of Passengers: Tourist

Date of Departure: 10 August 1938

Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton

Commander: Captain Jules Duchesne

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, Departing 16 August 1938 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1938-08-16 SS Bremen Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd

Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class

Date of Departure: 16 August 1938

Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

 

19 August 1938 Passenger Manifest for the TSS California

1938-08-19 TSS California Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist

Date of Departure: 19 August 1938

Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Dublin and Cobh

Commander: Captain Robert W. Smart

 

Front Cover, SS Duchess of Bedford Cabin and Tourist Passenger List - 19 August 1938.

1938-08-19 SS Duchess of Bedford Passenger List

Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 19 August 1938

Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Greenock

Commander: Captain A. R. Meikle, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Passenger Manifest Cover, August 1938 Westbound Voyage - TSS Statendam

1938-08-20 TSS Statendam Passenger List

Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)

Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class

Date of Departure: 20 August 1938

Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton

Commander: Commander G. J. Barendse

 

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Aquitania of the Cunard Line, Departing 24 August 1938 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1938-08-24 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Third Class

Date of Departure: 24 August 1938

Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover, 1938-08-24 SS Normandie Passenger List

1938-08-24 SS Normandie Passenger List

Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line

Class of Passengers: Tourist

Date of Departure: 24 August 1938

Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton

Commander: Captain Paul AUGARDE

 

Front Cover, 1938-08-26 SS Caledonia Passenger List

1938-08-26 SS Caledonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist

Date of Departure: 26 August 1938

Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Belfast and Londonderry

Commander: Captain Alexander Collie

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Alaunia Tourist Class Passenger List - 27 August 1938.

1938-08-27 RMS Alaunia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 27 August 1938

Route: Southampton to Québec and Montréal via Le Havre

Commander: Captain J. Foyster

 

Front Cover of a Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class Passenger List for the TSS Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-America Line, Departing 27 August 1938 from Rotterdam to New York

1938-08-27 TSS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger List

Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)

Class of Passengers: All Classes

Date of Departure: 27 August 1938

Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton

Commander: Commodore J. J. Bijl

 

1938-08-31 Passenger Manifest for the SS President Roosevelt

1938-08-31 SS President Roosevelt Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines

Class of Passengers: Cabin

Date of Departure: 31 August 1938

Route: Hamburg to New York via Havre, Southampton, and Cobh

Commander: Captain William Dougherty

 

Passenger List, Donaldson Atlantic Line SS Athenia, 1938

1938-09-02 SS Athenia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Donaldson Atlantic Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist

Date of Departure: 2 September 1938

Route: Glasgow to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Liverpool

Commander: Captain James Cook

 

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Aquitania of the Cunard Line, Departing 7 September 1938 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg,

1938-09-07 RMS Aquitania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Third Class

Date of Departure: 7 September 1938

Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 10 September 1938 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Dublin and Galway

1938-09-10 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 10 September 1938

Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Dublin and Galway

Commander: Captain W. C. Battle, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS President Harding of the United States Lines, Departing 14 September 1938 from Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh

1938-09-14 SS President Harding Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines

Class of Passengers: Cabin

Date of Departure: 14 September 1938

Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh

Commander: Captain James E. Roberts (Lt. Cmdr. USNR)

 

Passenger Manifest, CGT French Line, SS Champlain, 1938 Westbound Voyage

1938-09-17 SS Champlain Passenger List

Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin

Date of Departure: 17 September 1938

Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton

Commander: Captain William Vogel

 

Front Cover, Furness Bermuda Line SS Monarch of Bermuda Cruise Passenger List - 17 September 1938.

1938-09-17 SS Monarch of Bermuda Passenger List

Steamship Line: Furness Bermuda Line

Class of Passengers: Cruise

Date of Departure: 17 September 1938

Route: New York to Bermuda

Commander: Captain A. R. Francis

 

Front Cover, 1938-09-24 SS Gerolstein Passenger List

1938-09-24 SS Gerolstein Passenger List

Steamship Line: Arnold Bernstein / Red Star Line

Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin

Date of Departure: 24 September 1938

Route: Antwerp to New York

Commander: Captain Friedrich Ahrens

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Washington of the United States Lines, Departing 30 September 1938 from Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh

1938-09-30 SS Washington Tourist Class Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines

Class of Passengers: Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 30 September 1938

Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh

Commander: Captain Giles C. Stedman, Lt. Comm., U.S.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the SS Washington of the United States Lines, Departing 30 September 1938 from Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh

1938-09-30 SS Washington Third Class Passenger List

Steamship Line: United States Lines

Class of Passengers: Third Class

Date of Departure: 30 September 1938

Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh

Commander: Captain Giles C. Stedman, Lt. Comm., U.S.N.R.

 

Passenger Manifest Cover, October 1938 Westbound Voyage - TSS Statendam

1938-10-01 TSS Statendam Passenger List

Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)

Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class

Date of Departure: 1 October 1938

Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton

Commander: Commander G. J. Barendse

 

Front Cover, 1938-10-05 SS Normandie Passenger List

1938-10-05 SS Normandie Passenger List

Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line

Class of Passengers: Tourist

Date of Departure: 5 October 1938

Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton

Commander: Captain Pierre THOREUX

 

Front Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Ausonia of the Cunard Line, Departing 15 October 1938 from Southampton to Montréal and Québec via Le Havre

1938-10-15 RMS Ausonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 15 October 1938

Route: Southampton to Montréal and Québec via Le Havre

Commander: Captain C. H. Bate, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover, 1938-10-15 RMS Britannic Passenger List

1938-10-15 RMS Britannic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line

Class of Passengers: Members of the American Legion (First, Tourist and Third Class)

Date of Departure: 15 October 1938

Route: Southampton and Le Havre to New York via Cobh

Commander: Captain A. T. Brown, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, Departing 22 October 1938 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

1938-10-22 SS Bremen Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd

Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class

Date of Departure: 22 October 1938

Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg

Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

Note: Two Separate Passenger Lists Were Prepared for This Voyage.

 

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 29 October 1938 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1938-10-29 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Third Class

Date of Departure: 29 October 1938

Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover, 1938-11-03 SS New York Passenger List

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

 

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 12 November 1938 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1938-11-12 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Third Class

Date of Departure: 12 November 1938

Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

Commander: Captain G. Gibbons, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Other 1938 Passenger Lists Available at the GG Archives

  • CGT-French Line SS De Grasse, 1938-07-02, Le Havre to New York, Commanded by Captain Louis Blanquie
  • CGT-French Line SS Paris, 1938-08-16, Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh, Commanded by Captain Etienne Payen de la Garanderie
  • Cunard Line RMS Franconia, 1938-08-19, Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Greenock, Commanded by Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
  • CGT-French Line SS Champlain, 1938-10-22, New York to Le Havre via Plymouth, Commanded by Captain Jules Duchesne

 

Passenger Lists By Year Continued

 

Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1938 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at [email protected].

 

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