Name/Title
Cabin Plan, S.S. Bremen, North German Lloyd Steamship Co., Bremen, August 1911.Entry/Object ID
2014.021.0011Scope and Content
Cabin Plan of the Twin Screw Passenger Steamer "Bremen." 1911 North German Lloyd, Bremen. 20,500 Tons Displacement. 11,200 Tons Register. August 1911.
Printed paper, 14-1/2" high x 30" wide folded to 7-1/4" high x 5" wide. Some pencil notations. PDF on file.
North German Lloyd (NGL) used Hoboken as its American home port in this period.
The plan shows first and second cabin (class) staterooms and deck plans plus public rooms and other accomodations.This promotional publication features the more luxurious travel arrangements for these two classes of travelers.
It also shows where captain, senior officers, senior engineers, doctor, chefs, etc. were berthed and their messes (dining rooms). Stewards, stewardesses, barbers, wireless & telegraph, and more are located.
It does not mention steerage or third cabin although this passenger ship did carry large numbers of such passengers. Many immigrants (or emigrants) traveled on this and other NGL ocean liners.
Includes promotion for North German Lloyd Travelers' Checks
Printer: The Sackett & Wilhelms Co., N.Y.Acquisition
Accession
2014.021Source or Donor
PurchaseAcquisition Method
PurchaseCredit Line
Museum Collections.Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1911 - 1911Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1911
Date(s): 1911General Notes
Note
Notes: Exhibition 2014: Hoboken, Ellis Island, and the Immigrant Experience, 1892-1924
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2014-05-09