Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1950

 

Christmas Eve Reveillon Menu On Board the SS De Grasse of the French Line, Sunday, 24 December 1950.

Christmas Eve Reveillon Menu On Board the SS De Grasse of the French Line, Sunday, 24 December 1950. GGA Image ID # 205c29ca42

 

Passenger lists for 1950 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, Cunard Line RMS Queen Mary Cabin Passenger List - 28 January 1950.

1950-01-28 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin

Date of Departure: 28 January 1950

Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg

Commander: Captain G. E. Cove

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Queen Mary Tourist Passenger List - 8 February 1950.

1950-02-08 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Tourist

Date of Departure: 8 February 1950

Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

Commander: Captain G. E. Cove

 

Front Cover of a First and Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Edinburgh Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 31 March 1950 from Capetown to Southampton via Madeira

1950-03-31 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List

Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line

Class of Passengers: First and Cabin Class

Date of Departure: 31 March 1950

Route: Capetown to Southampton via Madeira

Commander: Captain T. W. McAllen

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 24 May 1950 from New York to Southampton via Cherbourg

1950-05-24 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 24 May 1950

Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg

Commander: Captain H. Grattidge, O.B.E.

 

Front Cover, SS Empress of Scotland First Class and Tourist Passenger List - 30 May 1950

1950-05-30 SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List

Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 30 May 1950

Route: Liverpool to Quebec via Greenock

Commander: Captain E. A. Shergold

 

1950-06-21 Passenger Manifest for the SS Gripsholm

1950-06-21 SS Gripsholm Passenger List

Steamship Line: Swenska Amerika Linien / Swedish American Line

Class of Passengers: First Class

Date of Departure: 21 June 1950

Route: Gothenburg to New York

Commander: Captain S. Ericsson

 

1950-07-04 Passenger List for SS Saturnia

1950-07-04 SS Saturnia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line

Class of Passengers: First Class

Date of Departure: 4 July 1950

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

Commander: Captain Arrigo G. Gladulich

 

Front Cover, SS Empress of Scotland First Class and Tourist Passenger List - 21 July 1950

1950-07-21 SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List

Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 21 July 1950

Route: Quebec to Liverpool via Greenock

Commander: Captain E. A. Shergold

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS Conte Biancamano of the Italian Steamship Lines, Departing 11 August 1950 from Genoa to New York via Naples, Gibraltar, and Lisbon

1950-08-11 SS Conte Biancamano Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin

Date of Departure: 11 August 1950

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

Commander: Captain Pasquale Pezzuto

 

Passenger List, Italia SS Conte Biancamano Sep 1950

1950-09-14 SS Conte Biancamano Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin

Date of Departure: 14 September 1950

Route: Genoa to New York via Nables, Gibraltar and Lisbon

Commander: Captain Pasquale Pezzuto

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Queen Mary Tourist Passenger List - 7 October 1950.

1950-10-07 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Tourist

Date of Departure: 7 October 1950

Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

Commander: Captain H. Dixon

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Queen Mary Tourist Passenger List - 14 October 1950.

1950-10-14 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Tourist

Date of Departure: 14 October 1950

Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg

Commander: Captain H. Dixon

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 16 November 1950 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1950-11-16 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line

Class of Passengers: Cabin Class

Date of Departure: 16 November 1950

Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

Commander: Commodore G. E. Cove

 

Other 1950 Passenger Lists Not Digitized

  • 1950-01-06 America, United States Lines, Cabin, Southampton to New York via Cherbourg and Cobh, Captain John W. Anderson, Capt., U.S.N.R.
  • 1950-04-22 De Grasse, CGT-French Line, First Class, New York to Le Havre via Plymouth, Captain Pierre Garoche
  • 1950-05-13 Ile de France, CGT-French Line, Cabin and Tourist, Le Havre to New York via Southampton, Captain Joseph Cailloce
  • 1950-06-20 Ile de France, CGT-French Line, First Class, Le Havre to New York via Southampton, Captain Jacques Levéque
  • 1950-10-06 Ile de France, CGT-French Line, Cabin and Tourist, Le Havre to New York via Southampton, Captain Joseph Cailloce

 

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 1950 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at [email protected].

 

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