SS Bremen Passenger List - 23 June 1936
Front Cover of a Tourist and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, Departing Tuesday, 23 June 1936 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg, Commanded by Commodore L. Ziegenbein. GGA Image ID # 13cf1009ce
Senior Officers and Staff
- Commander: Commodore L. Ziegenbein
- LTDR. First Officer: W. Michaelsen
- LTDR. Engineer: J. Hundt
- LTDR. Purser: F. Baum
- Purser for Tourist Class: D. Zelle
- Purser for III. Class: Th. Dellith
- First Physician: Dr. W. Fischer
- Second Physician: Dr. A. Gocht
- State Certified Nurse: Unnamed
- First Official of the Traffic Bureau: A. Heyer
- Traveler Special Service: Mrs. Dr. Ferber
- Sports Officer: H. Rannoch
- Ltdr. Chief Steward: A. Pohl
- Chief Steward I. Class: F. Schedelmann
- Chief Steward Tourist Class: J. Büscher
- Chief Steward III. Class: Chr. Herrmann
- Maître d'Restaurant: G. Zeidler
- LTDR. Head Cook: K. Unger
- First Radio Officer: K. Gerstung
- First Luggage Master: A. Dauelsberg
Tourist Passengers
- Mr. Hugo Achcenich
- Mrs. Emma Achcenich
- Mrs. Mary Ann Amann
- Mr. Frank Anderson
- Mrs. Hildegard Arnold
- Kathleen Arnold
- Guenther Arnold
- Miss Elizabeth Arnold
- Miss Arnold
- Miss Lucy Ashbrock
- Mr. Professor Henry Asmus
- Mr. Richard Baker
- Mr. Hermann Barthel
- Mrs. Helene Bartlrel
- Mr. August Berlings
- Miss Sophie Berthold
- Miss Phelma Besant
- Mrs. Alice Blakeslee
- Mr. John Blumers
- Mrs. Blumers
- Mr. Dr. John Borgmeyer
- Mr. Dr. Philip Bourland
- Mrs. Bourlaud
- Miss Katherine Brehne
- Mr. Thyrza Brodshaw
- Mr. Leonhard Burgard
- Mrs. Else Burgard
- Mr. james Callahan
- Mrs. Callahan
- Mr. E. Castle
- Mr. Franh Chatterton
- Mr. H. Chittenden
- Miss Ellen Clean
- Mr. Harry Collins
- Miss Anna Cordua
- Miss Louise Curd
- Miss Leila Curd
- Mrs. Penka Dentcheva
- Mr. Carl Dimler
- Mr. Rudolf Dittrich
- Mrs. Sophie Dürr
- Pater Leo Ebert
- Mr. Rudolf Ehrenheim
- Miss Wilhelmine Eycke
- Mr. Frank Feiner
- Mr. Dr. Botho Felden
- Mrs. Christa Felden
- Mr. Walter Finter
- Mrs. Ida Finter
- Mr. Walter Gartner
- Mrs. Claire Geiblinger
- Mrs. Channcy Gray
- Mrs. Chares Gray
- Frhul. Elfriede Grebel
- Mr. Paul Greiff
- Mrs. Genevieve Greiff
- Paul Greiff
- Mrs. Lilian Gulley
- Mr. Cyril Jones Hamlen
- Mrs. Jones Hamlen
- Mr. Frank Hankins
- Mrs. Anna Hankins
- Miss Martine Hansen
- Mrs. Gerda Heckel
- Mr. Harry Hemb
- Mrs. Stella Hemb
- Miss Gertrud Henker
- Mr. Anton Hochfilzer
- Miss Catherine Hogan
- Mr. August Lautenbach
- Mrs. Lautenbach
- Mr. Paul Loffland
- Mrs. Ruth Loffland
- Miss Evelyn Looney
- Miss Johanna Looney
- Mr. Dr. Henry Lucie
- Mr. Luh
- Miss Elisabeth Maguire
- Mr. Karl Mansfeld
- Miss Lise Marx
- Mrs. L. J. Mazurek
- Mr. Chris McCombs
- Mr. Allen Me Gehee
- Mr. Herman Meier
- Mr. Otto Metzger
- Mrs. Kathryn Meyer
- Mrs. Lina Mohrmann
- Mr. Detlef Möller
- Mr. Dr. Carl Möller
- Mr. Caspar Morris
- Mr. Morris
- Mrs. Morris
- Miss Helen Morris
- Miss Alma Mortenson
- Mr. Georg Mueller
- Mr. Professor James Mursell
- Mrs. Auguste Naskret
- Mr. Dr. Jesse Nichelson
- Miss Ruth von Oertzen
- Mr. Daniel O'Keeffe
- Mrs. Catharine Opie
- Frances Opie
- Mr. John Otto
- Mrs. Ruth Otto
- Mrs. Katharina Otto
- Miss Jane Patchett
- Mrs. Dr. Matild Perjessy
- Miss P. Pescador
- Miss Alice Peterson
- Mr. Prof. Hans Pick
- Mr. V. Poulsen
- Mr. Alfred Preston
- Mrs. Emily Preston
- Mr. Alfred Preston
- Mary Preston
- Emily Preston
- Mr. Josef Reiner
- Mr. Otto Remmert
- Mr. Kurt Rosenthal
- Mr. Riclrard Seiler
- Mrs. Selma Sell
- Mrs. Clara Sellwig
- Mr. Silsberg
- Mr. Dr. Skiles
- Mrs. Skiles
- Mr. Birdwell Smith
- Mrs. Smith
- Mr. Christian Meyland Smith
- Mrs. Clara Meyiand Smith
- Miss Vera Sohle'n
- Mr. Carl Spahr
- Mrs. Gladys Spangler
- Mrs. Karoline Sparrer
- Mr. Professor Heinrich Spiess
- Mr. Hermann Scheible
- Mr. Reinhold Schempp
- Mr. Eduard Schlesinger
- Mrs. Nettie Schmitt
- Mr. John Schmitz
- Mr. Karl Schneider
- Mr. Fred Schuch
- Mrs. Jane Schuch
- Mr. Otto Schulz
- Mrs. Katharina Schulz
- Miss Liselotte Schwab
- Mr. George Staal
- Mrs. Paula Steinem
- Miss Ruth Steinem
- Mrs. Sophie Stello
- Mrs. Eugene Stocker
- Mr. Meier Strauss
- Miss Ursula Stuhlmann
- Miss Eleanor Taber
- Miss Jeana Tatje
- Mr. Frederik Tunnel
- Mr. Tunnel
- Rev. John de Vries
- Miss Edith Vyff
- Mr. Hans Wald
- Mr. James Walthorn
- Mrs. Mary Walthorn
- Mr. Dr. A. Livingston Warnshuis
- Mrs. Anna Warnshuis
- Mr. Johannes Weber
- Mr. GUnter Weigert
- Miss Margarete Werner
- Miss Eda Wiemes
- Mr. Ferdinand Wien
- Mrs. Mathilde Wien
Tourist Passengers To Southampton
- Mr. Heinrich Bachrach
- Mr. Rudi Brandt
- Mr. Gustav Braumueller
- Mrs. Hedwig Braumueller
- Miss Virginia Brett
- Miss Hanni Ciaussen
- Mr. Kurt Dawe
- Mr. George Fleischmann
- Miss Anneliese Grass
- Mr. Cecil Greenhalgh
- Mrs. Elisabeth Greenhalgh
- Mr. Helmuth von Harnack
- Mr. Hornung
- Miss Elisabeth Jahn
- Miss Rut Kockelkorn
- Mrs. Emilie Kretschmann
- Mr. Horst Kuhlmann
- Mrs. Ida Kunitzky
- Miss Lilli Lehmann
- Mr. John B. Leonard
- Mr. Frank Merral
- Miss Ursula Meyer
- Mrs. H. Nairn
- Miss Mary Scott
- Miss Anne Scott
- Miss Elisabet Sievert
- Miss Stephanie Silberstein
- Mrs. Paula Scliaub
- Mrs. Virginia Schlosser
- Joseph Schlosser
- Sofie Schlosser
- Mrs. Luise Schulz
- Mrs. Gertrude Viehweg
- Mr. Gert Vogel
- Miss Joan Eardley-Wilmot
- Mr. Paul Wischer
Third Class Passengers
- Mrs. Hilda Adkins
- Mrs. Babette Albansoder
- Anita Albreitit
- Mrs. Frieda Andrä
- Mr. Fred Ansei
- Mrs. Gertrud Bach
- Mr. Josef Bäckmann
- Mr. Josef Bakman
- Miss Elena Baroska
- Mrs. Emma Bartel
- Mr. Karl Bauer
- Mrs. Anna Bauer
- Mrs. Erna Baur
- Gert R. Baur
- Miss Gertrude H. Beck
- Mr. Frederic T. Billings
- Mr. Josef Binder
- Miss Josefine Boch
- Mrs. Marie Boesch
- Mr. John R. Böge
- Mrs. Gerda Böge
- Mr. John Breitschaft
- Mrs. Luise Breitschaft
- Vera Brna
- Miss Elisabeth Bründl
- Mrs. Leni Carstensen
- Mr. Cerf
- Mr. John S. Chapin
- Mr. Andrew Chiappe
- Mr. Edward Croxon
- Mrs. Croxon
- Mr. Jerome Czach
- Mr. Rev. Ardys Dean
- Mrs. Emma Decker
- Mrs. Pauline Deininger
- Mr. Richard Delano
- Mrs. Lamed E. Delano
- Mr. Robert Diefenbach
- Mrs. Emma Diehl
- Mrs. Julia Dobler
- Miss Julia Dobler
- Miss Mary Drogasz
- Miss Juliska Dubiel
- Miss Margita Durcinova
- Mr. Hans Ehrend
- Mrs. Thekla Eich
- Mr. Joseph Fajkus
- Mrs. Katharina Fick
- Mrs. Selma Fickel
- Gudrun Fickel
- Miss Maria Filiac
- Miss Elly Filip
- Mr. Klaus Finck
- Mr. William Fischer
- Mr. Matthew Fitzsimmons
- Mrs. Dorothy Fleiss
- Miss Iris Forbes
- Mrs. Elisabeth Frechen
- Josef Frechen
- Gertrud Frechen
- Henry Frechen
- Mrs. Käthe Freilinger
- Mrs. Frieda Fuchs
- Miss Margita Galik
- Mr. Rev. Dalton Galloway
- Mrs. Estella K. Galloway
- Ralph K. Galloway
- Willard Mc. Galloway
- Miss Emilie Genther
- Mr. Michael Gleisner
- Mr. Peter Gogger
- Mr. C. Lane Goss
- Mrs. Constance Goss
- Miss Martha Götjen
- Mrs. Katharina Gröschel
- Marie Gröschel
- Miss Irene Gütelhöfer
- Mr. John Hajducko
- Miss Catherine Handy
- Marie Hansen
- Mr. Karl Hasselwander
- Karl Hasselwander
- Mr. Adolf Hayn
- Mrs. Elisabeth Hebert
- Mrs. Wilhelmine Heinen
- Mr. August Herdering
- Miss Amalie Herrn
- Miss Annv Hockemeyer
- Mrs. Pauline Höfer
- Mr. Professor Worth Howard
- Mrs. Muriel Howard
- Mr. Harry Howman
- Mrs. Emma Howman
- Mr. John Hubal
- Miss Kath. Huber
- Mr. Heinrich Huck
- Mrs. Maria Huck
- Mrs. Käte Hufgard
- Mr. Michael Hutman
- Mr. Gustav Jescher
- Mrs. Anna Jescher
- Mr. Franz Jobst
- Mr. Frede Johansen
- Mr. Petras Jukuys
- Mrs. Kaiser
- Mrs. Wilhelmine Kapp
- Miss Ilse Karger
- Mr. Prof. Michael Karpovich
- Karpovich
- Mr. Rev. Victor Kelly
- Mr. Heinrich Kistner
- Mr. Arthur Klein
- Eva Kloss
- Mrs. Emma Kolat
- Mr. John Kollar
- Mrs. Kollar
- Kollar
- Miss Rosalia Kolman
- Mrs. Emma Kunze
- Mr. Andrej Lagur
- Miss Anna Lajda
- Mr. Geerg Lerch
- Mr. Hubert Leupold
- Mrs. Maria Lietz
- Fräui. Ethel Lube
- Mrs. Maria Macko
- Jan Macko
- Stefan Macko
- Agata Macko
- Mrs. Wilhelmine Maldauer
- Miss Lieselotte Maldauer
- Miss Maijorie Mann
- Mr. Otto Mann
- Mr. G. D. Marshall
- Mr. Florian Mäsiar
- Mrs. Minna Mass
- Mr. Johann Maurer
- Mrs. Barbara Mayer
- Mr. J. Wilson Mc Catchon
- Mr. Karl Meinhardt
- Dusan Miklas
- Mrs. Anna Mikläsova
- Mrs. Adeline Moeller
- Miss Anna Mors
- Miss Maria Mrazovä
- Mr. William J. Mulloy
- Miss Katerina Nahlik
- Mr. Bernhard Neuhaus
- Mrs. Kunigunde Nässer
- Miss Margaret O’Connor
- Miss Käthe Ohlgart
- Mr. Wilhelm T. Ohlgart
- Mr. Alwin Ortmann
- Mrs. Anna Overhage
- Mrs. Anna Pantfoder
- Miss Gladys D. Paulitsch
- Mrs. Gertrud Peterle
- Mr. Felix Peukert
- Mrs. M. Philipps
- Mr. Martin Plass
- Mrs. Johanna Plass
- Mr. Gustav Plate
- Miss Katarina Polony
- Mrs. Julia Pribik
- Miss Irene Pribik
- Mr. F. Hermann Quade
- Mrs. Bertha Rackow
- Mr. Albert Raiple
- Miss Anna Repaska
- Mr. Max Reuss
- Mrs. Mary A. Richards
- Mrs. Mabel Ridpath
- Miss Elisabeth Ridpath
- Mrs. Antonia Riesenhuber
- Mr. William A. Ring
- Mrs. Gertrudis Dallmeier de Rodríguez
- Mr. William B. Roehl
- Mrs. Elizabeth Roessler
- Mr. Dr.-Ing. Max Rothemund
- Mr. Walter Ryberg
- Mrs. Maria Sanzi
- Mr. Joseph Seebacher
- Mrs. R.se Seebacher
- Miss Betty Seebacher
- Mrs. Anna Semanisin
- Miss Agnes Sirova
- Mrs. Frank Smith
- Mr. Frank Smith
- Mr. Gustav Smith
- Mrs. Anna Sudemann
- Mrs. Auguste Szymansky
- Mrs. Wilhelmine Schaefer
- Mr. Otto ScMr.
- Mrs. Helena ScMr.
- Mr. Harry Schilling
- Mr. Hans Schmatz
- Mrs. Marie Schmatz
- Mr. Anton K. Schmidt
- Mrs. Klara M. Schmidt
- Mr. Ernst G. Schmidt
- Mrs. Anna Schmidt
- Mrs. Julianna Schmidt
- Anton Schmidt
- Mrs. Beta Schmonsees
- Miss Luise Schönlen
- Mr. Walter Schramm
- Mrs. Elis. Schumacher
- Mrs. Herta Schwartz
- Mrs. Bertha Schwipt
- Miss Monika Staab
- Mr. Charles D. Starns
- Mr. T.M. Steele
- Mrs. Maria Stern
- Mr. Rudolf Stoehr
- Mrs. Tabakoff
- Mr. Hugo Teute
- Mr. Johann Thee
- Mrs. Magdalena Thee
- Eleonore Thee
- Mr. John Tomacsanyi
- Mr. Ernst Treeter
- Mr. Oscar Tresper
- Mrs. Franziska Tschappeler
- Mr. Frank Verderber
- Mr. Micbal Vislocky
- Miss Anna Vislocky
- Gabriel Vojtech
- Mr. Medard Volke
- Mrs. Katbarina Volke
- Mrs. Jobanna Votb
- Mrs. Katharina Wachter
- Mr. George F. Wagemann
- Mrs. Anna Maria Waller
- Mr. Josef Weber
- Mr. Louis Weber Jr.
- Mrs. Emily Weindler
- Miss Josefine Weiss
- Mr. D. Werb
- Mrs. Werb
- Werb
- Mrs. Mathilde Werrmann
- Mrs. Marie Westcott
- Mrs. Emma Wilde
- Mrs. Sophie Wilkinson
- Mr. Alfred Wilinich
- Mrs. Martha Willnich
- Wolfgang Willnich
- Eva Willnich
- Mrs. Lieschen Witte
- Mr. Georg Woenckhaus
- Mrs. Frieda Ziegler
- Mrs. Anna Zorn
- Inge Zorn
- Mrs. Katharina Zwahlen
To Southampton
- Miss Regula Becker
- Mr. Thomas Becker
- Miss Ingeborg Boese
- Mr. Gerd Eisner
- Miss Ruth Greiffenberg
- Mr. Walter Killy
- Mr. Eduard Knoll
- Miss Anuelore Kühne
- Mrs. Minna Meyer
- Miss Frieda Meyer
- Mr. Dr. John Palser
- Mrs. Ethel Palser
- Mr. Herm. Henry Schlomer
- Mrs. Harriet Schlomer
Information for Passengers
Route Map on the Back Cover of a Tourist and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, Departing Tuesday, 23 June 1936 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg. GGA Image ID # 17d9cca7e0
Letters and Telegrams. The incoming mail will be distributed in tbe Chief Steward's office.
Letters for passengers will be brought on board at the port of arrival before the passengers land. In their own interest, therefore, passengers should personally ascertain whether there is any mail for them before they leave the ship.
Before leaving the ship passengers are recommended to leave their address at the Chief Steward's office, so that all mail arriving after their departure may be forwarded on to them.
Letters and telegrams may be directed in c/o any of the Company's agents.
Telegrams and radiograms to be despatched from the next port are accepted at the ship's wireless station.
Landing Formalities in the U.S.A.
Visitors
Before leaving the ship passengers must show their landing-card together with their passport to the U.S. Immigration Inspector.
Immigrants
Besides the above-mentioned documents. Emigrants to America must produce all their legalised immigation papers together with the American visa.
Photographer. The photographer is entitled to charge for his services in accordance with the tariff exhibited.
Service. Passengers are requested, in their own interest, to submit any complaints they may have to make to the Captain at the time of his daily round of inspection every morning. The wishes of the passengers will be considered as far as practicably possible.
Firearms. The carrying of firearms of any kind is prohibited by law in the U.S.A. Offenders are liable to heavy fines and punishment.
Money, Valuables, Etc. The purser will accept valuables Etc. duly sealed or enclosed in an envelope bearing the name of the owner, for safe keeping during the voyage, but without any guarantee on the part of the Company.
Baggage. All baggage matters will be dealt with on board by the Baggage Master, who may be interviewed at certain hours.
Only the Baggage-Master is authorized to accept baggage or parcels to be forwarded on, stored or delivered to a third person. The Norddeutscher Lloyd assume no responsibility or liability for articles handed to other members of the crew. Passengers must see to it that all baggage, including hand-baggage, is labeled with the Norddeutscher Lloyd labels which must be properly filled out.
Storing of Baggage. Hand-baggage and one cabin-trunk may be stored in the cabin. The cabin-trunk, however, must not exceed the usual dimensions of 3' 3" long by 1' 11“ wide and 1' 1" high.
Wardrobe trunks may be taken into the cabin provided the dimensions of the trunk and the cabin permit of this and the passenger is the sole occupant of the room.
Baggage can also be stored in the baggage-hold to which passengers have access at certain hours daily. For technical reasons baggage must not be stored in the corridors and lobbies.
Passengers are strongly advised in their own interests to look after their hand-baggage themselves when landing at the port of destination and to see that no personal requisi^s are left behind in the cabins or elsewhere.
United States Customs Regulations. Each passenger must make out a customs declaration of his personal baggage. In the case of families the oldest member present on the trip is authorized to make out this declaration for the whole family. Forms for this purpose will be handed to the passengers on board.
Arrangements must be made with the Customs Inspector at the port of disembarkation respecting any baggage to be forwarded under bond to a further destination. Such baggage must be specially mentioned in the customs declaration and the value thereof stated.
Baggage left behind to be forwarded by a later sailing must reach the port of destination within three months of the passengers' arrival and must be included on the customs declaration as baggage accompanying the passenger.
Animals. All animals, regardless of size and kind, will be accommodated aboard in suitable quarters. It is not under any circumstances allowed to take animals into any rooms used by passengers or to lead them around on any part of the steamer set aside for the convenience of passengers.
“Special Travel Service”
A Special Service Secretary on board will advise and assist passengers making their first visit to a foreign country. This service is also available for travelers with whatever special purpose in view, such as business, social, educational etc. This office is prepared to give any information gratis and, if possible, to assist in bringing the passenger in touch with the desired persons or firms.
Collector's Item Auction Details
We are delighted to offer an extraordinary piece of maritime history: the Tourist and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen, dated 23 June 1936. This document captures the spirit of transatlantic travel in the interwar years, showcasing the luxurious and efficient services of the North German Lloyd Line.
Provenance
This Passenger List is from the esteemed collection of Paul K. Gjenvick, a recognized authority in historical maritime and immigration archives.
Item Description
The Passenger List details the SS Bremen’s voyage departing from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg on 23 June 1936. It includes a comprehensive roster of passengers and crew, alongside an elegant art deco cover and route map. Commanded by Commodore L. Ziegenbein, the SS Bremen exemplified the golden age of ocean liners.
Key Features
- Ship: SS Bremen, North German Lloyd Line
- Voyage Date: 23 June 1936
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Commodore L. Ziegenbein
- Passenger classes: Tourist and Third Class
- Detailed lists of passengers, crew, and onboard facilities
Historical and Design Highlights
- Art Deco cover design featuring a route map
- Reflects pre-WWII transatlantic travel trends
- Includes notable passengers and senior crew details
- Documents the luxurious services and facilities of the SS Bremen
Condition
- Condition: Excellent
- Minimal wear consistent with age
- Bright and legible text
- Intact binding and no missing pages
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers)
- Professor Henry Asmus: Distinguished academic contributing to advancements in science and education.
- Dr. Botho Felden: Renowned physician known for his medical contributions in Germany.
- Professor Heinrich Spiess: Esteemed researcher and scholar in the field of natural sciences.
- Dr. A. Livingston Warnshuis: Influential international figure in religious and social reforms.
Historical Significance
The SS Bremen was one of the most advanced liners of its time, renowned for its speed and luxury. This Passenger List provides a unique perspective on the socio-political climate of 1936, just before the onset of World War II, showcasing the interactions between European and American cultures. The inclusion of influential individuals and detailed documentation makes it a valuable artifact for historians and collectors.
Estimated Auction Price Range
$30 - $50 (USD)
Conclusion/Reason to Bid
This Passenger List is a must-have for maritime history enthusiasts and collectors. Its pristine condition, association with the iconic SS Bremen, and inclusion of prominent passengers make it an invaluable addition to any collection. Bid now to own a piece of transatlantic history!
