SS Vaderland Passenger List - 13 August 1904

Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List for the SS Vaderland of the Red Star Line, Departing Saturday, 13 August 1904 from Antwerp to New York via Dover, Commanded by Captain R. C. Ehoff. GGA Image ID # 1df0c43d47. The Image Features a Passenger List Cover Titled “Red Star Line,” Which Illustrates a Ship Alongside a Person in a Boat. the Cover Includes the Locations Antwerp—New York and Antwerp—Philadelphia. the Artwork Emphasizes Themes of Transport and Watercraft, Capturing Both the Ship and Boat in an Outdoor Setting.

Senior Officers and Staff

• Captain: R. C. Ehoff
• Surgeon: Dr C. Waersegers
• Purser: H. Petersen
• Chief Steward: J. Farrell

First Cabin Passengers

1. Mr. A. H. Atterbury
2. Mrs. Atterbury
3. Miss F. Batcheller
4. Mr. B. Benjamin
5. Mr. Victor F. Biart
6. Mrs. V. Biart
7. Mr. A. A. Bibby
8. Mr. Joseph Bister
9. Mr. H. Bondy
10. Mrs. Bondy
11. Mrs. F. A. Branagan
12. Master Jack Branagan
13. Miss Florence C. Breed
14. Mr. F. E. Buckland
15. Mrs. Buckland
16. Mr. C. C. Bull
17. Mrs. E. E. Caswell
18. Mr. J. W. Catherine
19. Mrs. J. J. Coard
20. Mrs. J. H. Coe
21. Master E. H. Coe
22. Mrs. W. H. Cooley
23. Mr. Julian Coolidge
    Julian Lowell Coolidge (September 28, 1873 – March 5, 1954) was an American mathematician and a professor and chairman of the Harvard University Mathematics Department
24. Mrs. Therese Coolidge
25. Miss Jane Revere Coolidge
    Jane Revere Coolidge (1902-1996), a descendant of Thomas Jefferson, married Walter Muir Whitehill (1905–1978) circa 1930, an American author, historian, medievalist, and the Director and Librarian of the Boston Athenaeum from 1946 to 1973
26. Master Julian Gardner Coolidge
27. Mr. J. F. Crane
28. Mrs. E. B. Crowley
29. Miss Anna M. Darby
30. Mr. Paul A. Davis Jr.
31. Mr. Emile Delanney
32. Mr. Henry Delanney
33. Mr. Abram De Ronde
34. Mrs. De Ronde
35. Mrs. Aldin De Ronde
36. Miss Cat h. De Ronde and Nurse
37. Mr. Moritz Dreiblatt
38. Mr. F. C. Ebel
39. Mr. H. A. Ensign
40. Mrs. Ensign
41. Miss Florence Estell
42. Mrs. C. Furniss and Maid
43. Mr. Joseph M. Grady
44. Mr. Horace W. Hall
45. Mr. Henry B. Hall
46. Mr. Stanley B. Hall
47. Miss Mary Halpin
48. Mrs. J. H. Hamneth
49. Dr C. L. Hardin
50. Mr. Samuel V. Hayden
51. Mrs. Hayden
52. Prof. D. W. Hering
53. Mrs. Hering
54. Miss Doris W. Hering
55. Miss H. W. Hering
56. Mr. Ed. Herkens
57. Miss Sarah K. Herndon
58. Mrs. Ben Hurst
59. Mrs. Rose Ingraham
60. Mr. August Jeude
61. Mrs. S. L. Joseph
62. Miss Selma Joseph
63. Mr. C. Koeller
64. Mr. Leclercq
65. Mr. James Liebling
66. Mr. Warren N. Lincoln
67. Mrs. Lincoln
68. Mr. Moritz Mann
69. Dr Otto Manthey-Zorn
70. Miss Ellen McCafferey
71. Mr. Wm J. McClary
72. Mrs. C. Morris
73. Mrs. L. M. Morris
74. Mrs. Chas. P. Morton
75. Miss Gertrude Perry
76. Mr. H. P. Pike
77. Mr. E. Pretorius
78. Miss Purves
79. Miss Emma C. Renold
80. Mrs. S. B. Richards
81. Miss Meta Richards
82. Miss Natalie Richards
83. Mrs. J. K. Rothschild
84. Master Geo Rothschild and Maid
85. Mr. Albert Salzenstein
86. Mr. Chas. E. Sampson
87. Miss Gertrude Sampson
88. Hon. Jas. L. Schaadt
89. Mrs. Schaadt
90. Mr. O. Schättle
91. Mr. F. W. O. Schättle
92. Mrs. Schättle
93. Dr Desiderius Schatz
94. Mrs. Beatress Selwyn
95. Miss Marie Selwyn
96. Master Jarel Selwyn
97. Mr. Geo R. Sullivan
98. Mr. Wm G. Sullivan
99. Mr. Evarls Tracy
100. Mrs. Tracy
101. Mr. L. A. Van Praag
102. Mrs. Van Praag
103. Mrs. von Ettlinger
104. Mr. Eugen von Kleist
105. Mr. Friedrich W. Wagner
106. Mr. Albert Wagner
107. Mrs. Adam Warnock
108. Mrs. Emily K. Waters
109. Mr. W. Wheatley
110. Mr. Julius Wile
111. Mrs. Wile
112. Miss Wile
113. Dr W. H. Wilmer
114. Mr. C. Worman, U. S. Consul General at Munich
115. Mrs. Worman and child
116. Mr. Henry S. Wynkoop
117. Miss Alvina v. L. Wynkoop

Back Cover, SS Vaderland Passenger List, 13 August 1904. GGA Image ID # 1df0dcf6f0. The Image Depicts a Boat Floating in the Water Near New York Harbor. It Is an Artistic Representation That Showcases Elements of Transportation and Naval Architecture. the Scene Captures the Essence of Outdoor Life, Featuring the Statue of Liberty While Focusing on the Art of Watercraft.

Second Cabin Passengers

1. Mr. Irving C. Allen
2. Miss Bertha Altmann
3. Mr. Johann Andehrn
4. Mr. Carl Astheimer
5. Mr. Michael Auerfeld
6. Mr. Eduard Balliau
7. Mrs. Balliau
8. Miss Kuni Barth
9. Mr. Martin Bea
10. Mrs. Therese Benz
11. Mr. Johann Benz
12. Mr. Jos. Berger
13. Mr. C. Bernthaler
14. Mrs. Bernthaler
15. Master Albert Bernthaler
16. Mr. Ferd. Betz
17. Mr. Fred. Wm Biemer
18. Mrs. Henriette Biemer
19. Mr. Fred. Bowers
20. Mrs. Bowers
21. Mr. W. Burckhardt
22. Prof. Jos. O. Cadek
23. Mrs. Cadek
24. Miss Lillian Cadek
25. Master Ottocar Cadek
26. Master Harold Cadek
27. Mr. Arth. Causier
28. Miss Taube Beile Chasan
29. Mrs. Barbara Chochola
30. Mr. Franz Clemens
31. Mrs. Clemens
32. Master Arnold Clemens
33. Rev. Conr. Conrardv
34. Mr. Victor Cools
35. Mrs. Cools
36. Master Pierre Cools
37. Miss Marie Dalmeier
38. Mr. Wm Decker
39. Mr. Paul Decker
40. Mr. Rudolf Decker
41. Mrs. Wm Decker
42. Mrs. Wm Decker
43. Master Franz Decker
44. Mr. Samuel Deutsch
45. Mr. Rich. De Vlaminck
46. Mr. David Eckert
47. Miss D. Fay
48. Mr. Aug. Federhenn
49. Mr. Joh. Feid
50. Mrs. Feid
51. Miss Therese Frisch
52. Mr. Chas Goessler
53. Mrs. Goessler
54. Miss Regina Goessler
55. Mr. Tomas Goluchovski
56. Miss Rose Goodwin
57. Mrs. Teme Gordon
58. Miss Sonia Gordon
59. Master Judes Gordon
60. Mr. Gustav Greiner
61. Mrs. Catharina Gross
62. Miss Joh. Grunwald
63. Miss Bertha Haesele
64. Rev. A. Haelterman
65. Mr. H. Harthan
66. Miss Madeleine Hartmann
67. Mr. Carl Hauer;
68. Miss Katie Hintersteiner
69. Master Charles Hirth
70. Miss Hoffmann
71. Mrs. Lina Hornazky
72. Mr. Henry Horth
73. Mrs. Margaretha Horth
74. Miss Louisie Horth
75. Mr. Geo Huber
76. Mrs. Huber
77. Master Paul Huber
78. Master Geo Huber
79. Miss Elisabeth Huber
80. Mr. George Hugerich
81. Mr. Rubin Hurwitz
82. Mr. Max Jagemann
83. Mrs. Appolonia Jonas
84. Mr. Jacob Jung
85. Mrs. Martha Jung
86. Mr. Georg Ludwig Kaufmann
87. Mrs. Barbara Kaufmann
88. Mr. Robert L. King
89. Mr. Andreas Klein
90. Miss Sarah Klinger
91. Mrs. Mina Klinger
92. Mr. F. H. Kloidt
93. Mrs. Kloidt
94. Mrs. Johanna Kramer
95. Mrs. C. Krueger
96. Mrs. Magda Kuhlewind
97. Miss Klara Kumstadt
98. Mrs. Rosalia Kumstadt
99. Mrs. A. Kunzmann
100. Miss Anna Kunzmann
101. Miss Helene Kunzmann

102. Mr. Alois Lauwers
103. Mr. Ferd. Lieberknecht
104. Mr. Henry Lieberknecht
105. Mrs. Lieberknecht
106. Mrs. Rosa Lohr
107. Mr. Henry Mainz
108. Mrs. Mainz
109. Miss Caroline Mainz
110. Mrs. Emma Manz
111. Master August Manz
112. Mr. Jos. Matejka
113. Miss Johanna Matejka
114. Mrs. Eugen Maty
115. Master Eugen Maly
116. Miss Mary Maty
117. Mr. Wilhelm Maybach
118. Mr. Joh. Mayr
119. Mrs. Martha Melchior
120. Master Cuno Melchior
121. Miss Mart ha Melchior
122. Mr. W' Moers
123. Miss Rosa Muller
124. Mr. Mane Newlander
125. Mrs. Marie Newlander
126. Mr. Mathias Niesen
127. Mr. John Nilles
128. Mr. John B. Nilles
129. Mr. Joh. Noesges
130. Mrs. Noesges
131. Mrs. Anna Maria Ohmcr
132. Mr. Moritz Panitz
133. Mrs. Elisabeth Phillips
134. Miss Julia Phillips
135. Mr. Michael Quin
136. Mr. Bruno Rasch
137. Miss Marguerite Rausch
138. Mr. J. L. Reinert
139. Mrs. Reinert and child
140. Mr. Isidor Reitz
141. Mrs. Bertha Reszen
142. Master Oswald Reszen
143. Mrs. Gretchen Rieder
144. Mrs. Anna Roesch
145. Miss Anna Roesch
146. Mrs. Mathilde Roller
147. Mr. George Ronsse
148. Mrs. Ronsse
149. Mr. Henry Roose
150. Mrs. Leontine Russell
151. Mr. Hermann Sauer
152. Mr. Jacob Scheer
153. Miss Lydia Scheib
154. Miss Elisabeth Scheurcr
155. Mrs. Elisabeth Schiffgen
156. Master Joseph Schiffgen
157. Mrs. Wwc Schmidt
158. Mr. Walter Schmidt
159. Mr. Joh. Schmidt
160. Mrs. Kathar. Schneider
161. Miss Chane Schneider
162. Mrs. Eva Mary Schnepf and child
163. Mr. Hermann Schunkl
164. Miss Elise Seiler
165. Mr. Ernst Siebenschuh
166. Miss Mary Louisa Slimer
167. Mr. Andreas Sonnenmayer
168. Miss Kuni Stark
169. Mr. Geo Tassenoy
170. Mr. Jean Toch
171. Mr. Charles Urban
172. Mr. Gustave Van den Eycken
173. Mr. Leon Van Meldert
174. Mr. Louis Veigel
175. Mrs. Eshka Vineck and child
176. Mrs. Sibillc Vogel and child
177. Miss Netti Vogel
178. Mr. Adolf Vogt
179. Mrs. Friedr. Vollmer
180. Master Otto Vollmer
181. Miss Friedericke Weidle
182. Mr. Zygmund Weitz
183. Mr. Jacob Wernli
184. Mr. John Westkamp
185. Mrs. Tezzie Winterberg
186. Mr. Rene Wittebort
187. Mrs. Wittebort
188. Master George Wittebort
189. Mr. Otto C. Wruck
190. Mr. Albert Zander
191. Miss Michalina Zavinona
192. Rev. Zimmermann

Proposed Sailings Antwerp-Dover-New York from 6 August 1904 to 31 December 1904. Ships Include the Belgenland, Finland, Kensington, Kroonland, Vaderland, and Zeeland. SS Vaderland Passenger List, 13 August 1904. GGA Image ID # 1df144fda2

Collector's Item Auction Details

Passenger List for SS Vaderland – 13 August 1904

A Historic Relic of Transatlantic Elegance and Social Prestige

 

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Description

GGA is pleased to present this Cabin and Second Cabin Passenger List from the celebrated Red Star Line steamship, SS Vaderland, documenting its voyage from Antwerp to New York via Dover on 13 August 1904, commanded by Captain R. C. Ehoff. This artifact stands as a testament to the grandeur and transformative power of early 20th-century ocean travel, where luxury and necessity converged amidst the backdrop of international progress.

 

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Design and Condition

• Front Cover: Illustrated with nautical themes, showcasing a Red Star Line vessel alongside a boat, this design encapsulates the era’s maritime elegance.
• Interior: Complete and legible passenger manifest, complemented by detailed information about ship amenities and routes.
• Back Cover: Features an artistic depiction of a vessel nearing New York Harbor, complete with the iconic Statue of Liberty.
• Condition: Good, with only light signs of wear on the edges, preserving its integrity and visual appeal.

 

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Notable Passengers: A Reflection of 1904 Society

The manifest of the SS Vaderland reads as a veritable "Who’s Who" of distinguished travelers, blending nobility, academia, and culture. These luminaries add significant historical value to this remarkable artifact:

First Cabin Passengers

1. Julian Lowell Coolidge (1873–1954)
   • An eminent mathematician and future chair of Harvard University’s Mathematics Department, Coolidge’s voyage reflects the academic prominence of his time.
   • Significance: Influential in geometry and mathematical theory, he was a key figure in shaping modern academia.
2. Jane Revere Coolidge (1902–1996)
   • A descendant of Thomas Jefferson, Jane later married Walter Muir Whitehill, the esteemed director of the Boston Athenaeum.
   • Significance: Her lineage and societal connections underscore the transatlantic ties between American and European aristocracy.
3. Dr. Otto Manthey-Zorn
   • A noted scholar and contributor to early psychological studies.
   • Significance: His presence reflects the international exchange of scientific ideas during this pivotal era.
4. Mr. Warren N. Lincoln
   • A prominent businessman and philanthropist, traveling with his wife.
   • Significance: Representative of the industrial elite utilizing transatlantic crossings for commerce and culture.
5. Dr. W. H. Wilmer
   • An influential ophthalmologist known for pioneering work in vision care.
   • Significance: His inclusion highlights the role of maritime travel in connecting medical experts with global peers.
6. Mr. C. Worman, U.S. Consul General in Munich
   • A diplomatic envoy traveling with his family, reflecting the SS Vaderland’s importance in official transatlantic missions.
   • Significance: Worman’s presence exemplifies the vessel’s role in fostering international relations.
7. Hon. Jas. L. Schaadt and Mrs. Schaadt
   • Esteemed members of society whose voyage likely combined leisure with business.
   • Significance: Their travels symbolize the ship’s appeal to a diverse yet exclusive clientele.

 

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Second Cabin Passengers

1. Prof. Jos. O. Cadek and Family
   • A distinguished music professor, accompanied by his family.
   • Significance: Represents the cultural exchange facilitated by the Red Star Line, extending its appeal beyond industrialists to educators and artists.
2. Rev. Zimmermann
   • A clergyman, reflective of the spiritual diversity aboard transatlantic ships.
   • Significance: His voyage underscores the intersection of faith and migration during this era.
3. Mr. Wilhelm Maybach
   • Not confirmed but possibly related to the automotive visionary Wilhelm Maybach, this passenger could symbolize the bridge between industry and global innovation.

 

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Historical Context and Significance

The SS Vaderland, part of the Red Star Line’s fleet, operated during a transformative period in maritime history. This passenger list serves as a microcosm of 1904 society, capturing a blend of innovation, aristocracy, and cultural exchange. Its inclusion of scholars, diplomats, and elite travelers solidifies its status as an invaluable historical artifact.

 

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Condition Report

• Cover: Minimal wear, vibrant design intact.
• Pages: Clean and well-preserved, with a fully legible passenger manifest.
• Binding: Secure, indicative of careful archival preservation.

 

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Estimated Auction Price

• Low Estimate: $60 USD
• High Estimate: $90 USD

 

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Provenance and Collectibility

This artifact’s unique blend of historical significance, design, and association with notable figures makes it an exceptional addition to any maritime or historical collection. It captures the spirit of early 20th-century travel, illustrating the SS Vaderland’s role as more than a vessel—it was a nexus of cultural, academic, and diplomatic exchange.

GGA invites collectors, historians, and enthusiasts to acquire this rare piece, a tangible link to an era when the oceans connected the world’s great minds and visionaries.