Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 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.
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 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 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)
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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 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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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 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
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
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.
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.
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)
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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].