RMS Etruria Passenger List - 27 August 1898

Saloon and Second Cabin Passenger Lists for the RMS Etruria of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 27 August 1898 from Liverpool for New York, Commanded by Captain John Ferguson. Note: Each Class Was Provided With Their Own List of Passengers.

Front Cover of a Saloon Class Passenger List for the RMS Etruria of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 27 August 1898 from Liverpool for New York, Commanded by Captain John Ferguson. GGA Image ID # 15a6f6ffb4

Notable Passengers Included: Arthur Clifton Goodwin, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Graham Lusk, Captain J. B. Ranson and the wife of John Augustin Daly.

Senior Officers and Staff

1. Captain: John Ferguson
2. Surgeon: Benj. Pitt Johnson
3. Purser: Andrew Milliken
4. Chief Steward: Wm. Atterby

Saloon Passengers

1. Mr. J. N. Adam
2. Mr. A. C. Ahrens
3. Mr. L. H. Arnold
4. Mrs. Arnold
5. Mr. Alfred Austell
6. Mr. S. H. Austin
7. Mrs. Austin
8. Miss Austin
9. Mr. E. L. Baker
10. Mrs. Baker
11. Miss E. Baker
12. Miss S. J. Baker
13. Miss F. M. Barnefield
14. Mr. John J. Barry
15. Mr. Gerald J. Barry
16. Miss Beeton
17. Mrs. Bishop
18. Mr. W. H. Bishop
19. Miss E. M. Blackburn
20. Mr. F. E. Blaisdell
21. Mrs. Blaisdell
22. Mr. Frank H. Blakeman
23. Mrs. Blakeman
24. Mr. J. W. Bouton
25. Mr. C. E. Bretherton
26. Miss Jenny S. Briggs
27. Mr. W. H. D. Brook
28. Mrs. Brook
29. Mrs. Walter Brooks
30. Miss Edith A. Brooks
31. Mr. James L. Brown
32. Mr. E. C. Brown
33. Mr. W. T. Brundage
34. Mrs. Brundage
35. Mr. T. D. M. Burnside
36. Mr. Conyers Button
37. Mrs. Button
38. Mrs. A. B. Carlisle
39. Mr. P. A. Chance
40. Hwang Chinghuei
41. Dr. C. R. Church
42. Miss M. Clancy
43. Mr. Michael Connors
44. Mr. S. Morris Conant
45. Dr. Hannah T. Croasdale
46. Miss F. Curtis
47. Mrs. Augustin Daly and Maid (Note 1)
48. Colonel Asa W. Dickinson
49. Mrs. Dickinson and Nurse
50. Miss Duggan
51. Mrs. Margaret Dunn
52. Miss Madora Dunn
53. Miss E. A. Dunn
54. Mrs. W. L. Durhin
55. Mr. Durbin
56. Mr. Adolph Elgutter
57. Mrs. Elgutter
58. Mr. G. B. Ennis
59. Mr. Montgomery Evans
60. Hon. Sidney Fisher
61. Mr. N. T. Fleming
62. Mr. D. Forhes
63. Mr. M. Fordyce
64. Mrs. Fordyce
65. Mr. George Fox
66. Mr. W. E. L. Gaine
67. Mrs. Gaine
68. Mr. Gerald Garnett
69. Mr. W. Gibbings
70. Mr. A. Gihbings
71. Miss J. Gibbings
72. Mr. Thomas Glass
73. Mr. W. I. Goddard
74. Mr. A. C. Goodwin (Note 2)
75. Mr. Louis J. Grant
76. Mrs. Grant
77. Mr. W. Cameron Grant
78. Mr. W. A. Griffin
79. Mr. Moses H. Grossman
80. Mrs. Grossman
81. Mrs. J. H. Hadley
82. Master Hadley
83. Mr. W. M. Hannay
84. Mr. Julius Harburger
85. Miss Helen Ruger Hay
86. Mr. Walter Hazell, M.P
87. Mr. W. H. Hazell
88. Mr. R. C. Hazell
89. Mr. A. Hemins
90. Mr. Hetherington
91. Mr. Walter L. Hill
92. Mr. C. W. Hillard
93. Mrs. Hillard
94. Mr. Justice O. W. Holmes (Note 3)
95. Mr. G. C. How
96. Miss Howe
97. Mr. W. F. Incledon
98. Mr. Charles Ingham
99. Mr. Rohert A. Johnston
100. Mr. A. M Johnston
101. Mr. G. A. Jones, Jr.
102. Mr. J. A. Jones
103. Mr. Edward B. Jordan
104. Mr. George E. Keith
105. Mr. John Kellogg, Jr.
106. Mr. William Kelly
107. Mr. David Kelley
108. Mr. Paul D. Kelley
109. Mr. William J. Kerr
110. Mr. Arthur Reed Kimball
111. Mrs. Kimball
112. Mr. H. B. Kirk
113. Mr. F. D. Lecompte
114. Mrs. Urquhart Lee
115. Mr. G. Livingstone
116. Mrs. Livingstone
117. Mr. T. B. Lloyd
118. Mr. Alfred Loader
119. Mr. E. H. Lord
120. Dr. Graham Lusk (Note 4)
121. Mr. Malloch
122. Mrs. Marion Martin
123. Mr. E. Masuret
124. Mr. Walter S. Mather
125. Mr. Peter McArthur
126. Rev. J. J. McCabe
127. Mr. James McEnery
128. Mr. J. H. McEwan
129. Mr. Patrick McGovern
130. Judge McKean
131. Mr. C. J. McLennan
132. Rev. W. A. McLoughlin
133. Mr. J. J. McNamara
134. Mr. W. L. Moorman
135. Mr. La Moriniere
136. Mrs. E. D. Morse
137. Mr. J. S. Murdock
138. Mr. H. F. Mytton
139. Miss L. A. Norcott
140. Miss M. J. Norcott
141. Mr. P. W. Northcutt
142. Mr. W. J. O'Kelly
143. Mr. Timmis Olsen
144. Mrs. Olsen
145. Mr. Ernest Overbeck
146. Dr. L. C. Pardee
147. Mr. T. M. Parr, Jr.
148. Mr. F. J. Parrott
149. Mr. E. B. Parrott
150. Mr. L. W. Partridge
151. Miss Grace J. Paterson
152. Miss Jemima G. Paterson
153. Miss Agnes C. Paterson
154. Mr. J. M. S. Patton
155. Mr. E. N. Perkins
156. Mr. D. P. Perkins
157. Mr. Edward Petter
158. Mr. Thomas Phillips
159. Mr. Tom Pitt
160. Mr. B. M. Plummer
161. Mrs. Plummer
162. Miss Grace Plummer
163. Miss Henrietta Plummer
164. Mr. Walter H. Podesta
165. Mr. Gustav Porges
166. Mrs. Porges
167. Mr. J. S. Powers
168. Mrs. Powers
169. Mr. Serge Proudnikoff
170. Mrs. Proudinkoff
171. Mr. J. B. Ransom (Note 5)
172. Mr. Mathew Rath
173. Mrs. C. Reynolds
174. Miss D. Reynolds
175. Miss Mot
176. Mr. George Robertson
177. Mr. B. W. Robertson
178. Mrs. Robertson
179. Miss Margaret Robertson
180. Miss Effie Robertson
181. Mrs. B. F. Romaine and Maid
182. Dr. A. E. Roussell
183. Dr. A. G. Rosenthal
184. Mr. F. S. Royster
185. Mr. W. S. Royster
186. Mr. Salinger
187. Mr. Joseph Scholes
188. Mrs. Scholes
189. Mr. J. Scholes, Jr.
190. Mr. Herbert Seymour
191. Mr. Waldron Shapleigh
192. Mr. James Sibbald
193. Mr. Charles S. Sinclair
194. Mr. William J. Slidell
195. Mrs. T. M. Smith
196. Miss C. B. Spence
197. Mr. Louis Spitzel
198. Mr. S. Spitzel
199. Mr. J. Spitzel
200. Mr. W. M. Stockbridge
201. Mr. Stanley Stillman
202. Mrs. Stillman
203. Mr. Sybrandt
204. Mr. Charles H. Thompson
205. Mr. A. Thornett
206. Mr. P. J . M. Tighe
207. Mrs. Tighe
208. Mr. Henry M. Tracy
209. Mr. J. T. Waller
210. Mr. J. B. Warren
211. Mrs. Watt
212. Master Watt
213. Mr. J. S. Weatherley
214. Mrs. Weatherley
215. Mr. W. H. Whyte
216. Miss C. A. Williams
217. Mr. Edward Willmott
218. Mr. Frederick Winsor
219. Mrs. Winsor
220. Mr. Winterfield
221. Mr. John A. Wood
222. Mrs. Wood
223. Mrs. Henesey (Note 6)
224. Miss. Henesey (Note 6)

Notes About Saloon Passengers

1. Wife of John Augustin Daly (July 20, 1838 – June 7, 1899) one of the most influential men in American theatre during his lifetime. Drama critic, theatre manager, playwright, and adapter, he became the first recognized stage director in America. He exercised a fierce and tyrannical control over all aspects of his productions. His rules of conduct for actors and actresses imposed heavy fines for late appearances and forgotten lines and earned him the title "the autocrat of the stage." He formed a permanent company in New York and opened Daly's Theatre in New York in 1879 and a second one in London in 1893.
2. Arthur Clifton Goodwin (1866-1929) is known primarily for his sontaneously executed impressionistic views of docks, harbors, landscapes and cityscapes in and around Boston, Gloucester and New York City. He spent most of his professional life in Boston (before 1920 and from 1928-1929, and again from 1925-until his death) and New York City (1920-1927). He painted in oil and/or pastel. (Pierce Galleries).
3. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932, and as Acting Chief Justice of the United States January–February 1930.
4. Graham Lusk (15 February 1866 - 18 July 1932) was an American physiologist, and nutritionist. He graduated from Columbia University, and from University of Munich with a PhD.
5. Captain J. B. Ranson OBE was a commander of White Star Line liners. He was born in 1864. His marine career began at the age of 14, when he joined the Pacific Steam Navigation Company. He joined the White Star Line in 1891.
6. Names were penciled in by original passenger - May have been Passengers not listed on Passenger List.

Cunard Atlantic Ocean Track Chart, 1898. Included Outward and Homeward Distances, and a Notice: With a View of Diminishing the Chances of Collision, Steamers of This Line Take Specified Courses According to the Seasons of the Year. Back Cover of a Saloon Class Passenger List for the RMS Etruria Dated 27 August 1898. GGA Image ID # 15a702f084

Passenger List Information

RMS Etruria Passenger List - 27 August 1898

An Exceptional Historical Document from the Golden Age of Transatlantic Travel

Description

This exquisite passenger list, dated 27 August 1898, hails from the renowned RMS Etruria of the Cunard Line, an icon of late 19th-century transatlantic travel. Departing from Liverpool to New York, this list captures the ship's final days as a celebrated player in the ocean liner race. It highlights the diversity of society aboard, from prominent cultural, scientific, and political figures to travelers seeking opportunities in the New World.

The document includes separate lists for Saloon and Second Cabin passengers, reflecting the class-conscious nature of the time, along with details of the ship's distinguished officers. The passenger list embodies a world of opulence, progress, and emerging global mobility at the cusp of the 20th century.

VIP Passengers

The following individuals, marked by their significant contributions to various fields, elevate this document to the realm of historical importance:

1. Arthur Clifton Goodwin (1866–1929)
   Noted Impressionist Artist
   Renowned for his impressionistic views of Boston, New York, and Gloucester, Goodwin was one of the foremost American painters of his era. His presence aboard reflects the cultural exchange flourishing during this period.
2. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841–1935)
   Supreme Court Justice and Jurist
   Holmes, a towering figure in American law, was embarking on his journey home. Known as "The Great Dissenter," his legal philosophy profoundly influenced modern judicial interpretation.
3. Graham Lusk (1866–1932)
   Pioneering Physiologist and Nutritionist
   Lusk's work in physiology and nutrition laid the groundwork for modern dietary science. His inclusion adds a layer of academic prestige to this list.
4. Mrs. Augustin Daly (Wife of John Augustin Daly)
   Connected to American Theater's Golden Era
   The wife of John Augustin Daly, one of America's most influential theater managers, her presence speaks to the role of the Etruria as a vessel for cultural luminaries traveling between continents.
5. Captain J. B. Ranson (b. 1864)
   White Star Line Commander and Maritime Legend
   Ranson's maritime career was emblematic of the professionalized shipping industry. His presence underscores the vital connections forged by seafarers of this era.

Key Features

• Senior Officers:
  • Captain: John Ferguson
  • Surgeon: Benj. Pitt Johnson
  • Purser: Andrew Milliken
  • Chief Steward: Wm. Atterby
• Cunard Atlantic Ocean Track Chart:
  An accompanying navigational chart on the back cover details the outward and homeward routes. Its inclusion emphasizes the meticulous planning and maritime safety protocols of the Cunard Line.
• Historical Context:
  The RMS Etruria was among Cunard’s fastest and most luxurious liners of its time, bridging old-world Europe and burgeoning America during an era of dramatic technological and social transformation.

Historical Significance

This passenger list serves as both a time capsule and a genealogical treasure, offering insights into the lives of its prominent passengers and the maritime history of the Gilded Age. The presence of luminaries such as Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and Arthur Clifton Goodwin, alongside industrialists, artists, and travelers, elevates the document to an object of academic and personal fascination.

Front Cover of a Second Cabin Passenger List for the RMS Etruria of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 27 August 1898 from Liverpool for New York, Commanded by Captain John Ferguson. GGA Image ID # 15a71e7398

Senior Officers and Staff

1. Captain: John Ferguson
2. Surgeon: Benj. Pitt Johnson
3. Purser: Andrew Milliken
4. Chief Steward: Wm. Atterby

Second Cabin Passengers

1. Mr. John Abbey
2. Mrs. A. Abbey
3. Mr. David Addison
4. Mrs. S. J. Agnew
5. Mr. Agnew
6. Rev. J. B. Baker
7. Rev. Thomas H. Baragwanath
8. Mrs. Baragwanath
9. Master John Baragwanath
10. Miss Ruth Baragwanath
11. Mr. William Barker
12. Mr. A. E. W. Barker
13. Miss Barnes
14. Mr. James Barnhill
15. Mrs. Barnhill
16. Master William Barnhill
17. Miss Jessie Barnhill
18. Mr. John Barry
19. Mr. John Bates
20. Mr. Frank Bates
21. Miss Maud Beaumont
22. Mr. Beeston
23. Mr. Michael Beggan
24. Miss Beggan
25. Miss Delia Beggan
26. Mrs. Annie Benner
27. Mr. Seth C. Bennett
28. Mr. Thomas L. Bennett
29. Mrs. Bernstein
30. Mrs. Beswick
31. Miss Beswick
32. Miss Emily Bird
33. Mr. G. Blows
34. Mr. E. E. Boothroyd
35. Mr. Henry Brown
36. Mrs. M. A. Butler, Child and Infant
37. Miss A. E. Butts
38. Mr. John Byrne
39. Wm. Calder
40. Miss J. C. Campbell
41. Miss A. M. Campbell
42. Mr. E. A. Cantliff
43. Mrs. Cantliff and Infant
44. Rev. M. D. Carey, M.A
45. Mr. Sidney Cartwright
46. Mrs. S. J. Cartwright
47. Master F. Cartwright
48. Mr. A. Caughie
49. Mr. J. P. Chandler
50. Miss Gertrude Chandler
51. Miss Kate Clark
52. Mr. Edward Clarke
53. Mr. Thos. Cleverley
54. Mrs. Cleverley
55. Miss M. A. Colgan
56. Miss Anna Colgan
57. Miss B. J. Collins
58. Miss Mary Collings
59. Mr. Edward Cornwall
60. Miss Bertha Cornwall
61. Mr. C. C. Cruze
62. Mr. John Cubbon
63. Miss Catherine Cubbon
64. Miss J. K. Cutler
65. Mr. Joshua Dale
66. Mrs. Dale
67. Mrs. Augustin Daly's Maidservant
68. Mr. John J. Davies
69. Miss F. Dillon
70. Miss K. Dillon
71. Mr. J. Downs
72. Mr. M. Drasy
73. Mr. Henry A. Dudgeon
74. Miss B. Duffy
75. Mr. J. R. Duncan
76. Mr. Dupuch
77. Mrs. Dupuch
78. Miss Emma Edwards
79. Mrs. N. Ellen
80. Mr. G. F. Emery
81. Rev. W. L. Evans
82. Mrs. Evans
83. Miss M. Farrell
84. Mrs. Jane Fayter
85. Mr. M. P. Fitton
86. Miss S. J. Fletcher
87. Mr. James Formby
88. Mr. W. H. Frankby
89. Mr. Duncan Fraser
90. Mrs. Margaret Fraser
91. Mr. M. A. Freeney
92. Mr. William Gammie
93. Mrs. Gammie
94. Miss Alice Gammie
95. Miss Mary Glennen
96. Miss M. J. Glesson
97. Mr. Wong Lin Goh
98. Mr. James J. Govey
99. Miss Annie Grenfell
100. Mrs. F G. Griswold

101. Mr. Thomas Halpin
102. Mr. J. T. Halpin
103. Miss F. Hancock
104. Mr. H. W. Harper
105. Mrs. A, J. Hathorn
106. Master W. Irvin Hathorn
107. Master Robert Haltom
108. Miss Annie R. Hathorn
109. Mrs. Elizabeth Hay
110. Miss Elsie Hay
111. Miss Head
112. Mr. D. B. Herk
113. Mrs. Ann Heslop
114. Mr. L. Hughes
115. Mr. John Hughes
116. Mrs. Hughes
117. Mrs. C. Hunkin
118. Mrs. Ann Hurst
119. Miss Annie Ramsey Irvine
120. Mrs. Mary E. Jackson
121. Mr. Jenkins
122. Mrs. Jenkins
123. Mr. Edward Johns
124. Master S. Johns
125. Mr. E. Johns
126. Mr. W. Johns
127. Mrs. Johnson
128. Mr. W. E. Jones
129. Mr. J. H. Jones
130. Mr. John Kavanagh
131. Mrs. A. Kramhear
132. Mrs. Gertrude Ladner
133. Mrs. Lambert and Infant
134. Miss Maggie Lane
135. Miss Mary Lane
136. Mr. James A. Leonard
137. Mr. J. A. Linville
138. Mrs. Linville
139. Mr. A. Ludlow
140. Mrs. H. N. Malloy
141. Mr. James Mann
142. Mr. J. Marriott
143. Mrs. Marriott and Infant
144. Miss Marriott
145. Miss Alice Marriott
146. Miss Lilly Marriott
147. Miss Ivey Marriott
148. Master Frank Marriott
149. Master Alfred Marriott
150. Miss Elsie Marriott
151. Mr. John S. McCullough
152. Mr. Michael McEnery
153. Mr. T. Marr
154. Mr. McMaster
155. Mr. James Mellowes
156. Rev. C. Metcalf
157. Mr. S. Millner
158. Mrs. Dr. S. Miner
159. Mr. R. Mirfield
160. Mrs. A. W. Moore
161. Miss Grace Moore
162. Miss Edith Moore
163. Mr. D. J. Moran
164. Mr. James Moran
165. Mrs. Morison
166. Mrs. L. Morris
167. Mr. W. B. Morse
168. Mr. Alfred Moult
169. Mrs. W. D. Muir
170. Mrs. J. P. Mulally
171. Mr. P. V. Mulcahy
172. Miss B. A. Mulcahy
173. Mr. Peter Murphy
174. Mr. J. Murray
175. Mrs. Nicholls
176. Master Henry Nicholls
177. Mr. Frank Norton
178. Mrs. Norton and Infant
179. Mrs. Mary Olsen
180. Miss M. Olsen
181. Mrs. E. C. Organ
182. Mrs. Ortega
183. Miss L Ortega

184. Mr. Frank E. Packard and Boy
185. Mr. H. Parrott
186. Mr. Robert Parsons
187. Mrs. Naomie Parsons
188. Miss Isabella Patterson
189. Mr. F. T. Persons
190. Thomas Phillips
191. Mr. William Phillips
192. Mr. F. Pierce
193. Mrs. Pollard
194. Mr. John A. Pope
195. Mrs. C. M. Pope
196. Master Bentley Pope
197. Miss Lottie Pope
198. Master Stanley Pope
199. Mrs. J. S. Printy
200. Master Francis Printy
201. Master Emmet Printy
202. Mr. J. Proctor
203. Miss Proctor
204. Mrs. B. Quinn and Child
205. Miss G. Rabey
206. Mr. J. Rees
207. Mrs. Rees
208. Mr. H. Richardson
209. Mrs. Ann Rilley
210. Dr. J. Robbins
211. Mr. J Robertson
212. Mr. Russell Robinson
213. Miss Annie Robinson
214. Miss Kate Robinson
215. Miss Rogers
216. Miss M. E. Shetky
217. Mr. Edward A. Schumacher
218. Mr. Scott
219. Mrs. S. Scott
220. Rev. J. B. Seabury
221. Mr. G. F. Searle
222. Mr. W. J. Semebroth
223. Mrs. Semebroth
224. Mr. Andrew Shaw
225. Mrs. Martha Shaw
226. Miss Lilly Shine
227. Miss H. L. Shoemaker
228. Mrs. Sidebotham
229. Miss Sidebotham
230. Mr. A. Simpson
231. Mr. Nath. Slocombe
232. Mr. H. C. Smart
233. Mrs. A. Smith
234. Miss N. Smith
235. Miss A. Smith
236. Master H. Smith
237. Mr. William Smith
238. Miss Louise Smith
239. Mr. P. J. Sullivan
240. Master John Sullivan
241. Mrs. Sutcliff
242. Mr. R. D. Sutcliffe
243. Miss Symes
244. Mrs. Symons
245. Mr. James Taylor
246. Mrs. C. Thomas
247. Miss H. Thomas
248. Miss G. Thomas
249. Mrs. A. Thorne
250. Mr. J. Turner
251. Mr. F. Truedley
252. Miss Givenu Vaughan
253. Mrs. C. E. Walker
254. Master Basil Walker
255. Mr. Thomas Walters
256. Mr. Thomas Watkins
257. Miss E. R.. Whitaker
258. Mrs. Ellen Williams
259. Miss Edith Williams
260. Mr. S. Willner
261. Rev. B. Winget
262. Mr. Forbes Wood
263. Miss P. J. Wright
264. Miss Wylie
265. Mr. H. Young
266. Mr. W. H. Trimby
267. Mr. J. B. Baker
268. Mrs. Rosa Cipido
269. Mr. A. E. Gould
270. Miss K. Freney
271. Mr. M. Deasy
272. Mr. P. B. Hearle
273. Miss L. Olsen
274. Miss C. Olsen
275. Mr. Thos. Lynas
276. Mrs. Dupuch's Infant

Back Cover of a Second Cabin Passenger List for the RMS Etruria Dated 27 August 1898. GGA Image ID # 15a774ec7d

Passenger List Information

Second Cabin Passengers

The passenger list includes a diverse group of travelers, including clergy, professionals, families, and individuals seeking new opportunities in America. Some notable passengers are highlighted below.

Item Description

• Original Second Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Etruria dated 27 August 1898
• Includes a detailed list of passengers, crew, and route information
• Features the ship’s senior officers and additional travel details
• Front and back covers with period-authentic typography and design

Historical and Design Highlights

• The RMS Etruria was one of the last Cunarders built as part of the transition from sail to steam dominance in transatlantic travel.
• Operated as one of the fastest ocean liners of her era, competing for the prestigious Blue Riband.
• Played a significant role in transporting immigrants, business travelers, and prominent figures across the Atlantic.

Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers)

• Rev. J. B. Baker – An influential clergyman traveling to the United States, likely for religious outreach.
• Rev. Thomas H. Baragwanath (1856–1940) – A noted Presbyterian minister, active in social reform movements.
• Dr. J. Robbins – A medical professional, possibly traveling to practice medicine in the United States.
• Rev. C. Metcalf – Another religious figure, emphasizing the strong presence of clergy aboard the voyage.
• Mr. Wong Lin Goh – A rare example of early Asian travelers aboard transatlantic steamships, reflecting the global movement of skilled professionals.

Historical Significance

The RMS Etruria was a significant vessel in the late 19th century, bridging the old world and the new during a crucial period of immigration, economic expansion, and technological advancement. This passenger list offers an extraordinary glimpse into transatlantic travel at the turn of the century, showcasing a variety of social classes, professions, and international travelers. Its inclusion of religious leaders, immigrants, and professionals speaks to the diversity of the time.