North German Lloyd passage order form (for ticket)
Name/Title
Passage order blank form for the North German Lloyd Line sailing from Bremen Pier, Hoboken, n.d., circa 1870-1885.
Entry/Object ID
2009.006.0097
Scope and Content
Passage order form from Messrs. Oelrichs & Co., General Agents of the North German Lloyd, No. 2 Bowling Green, New York. No date, circa 1870-1880. Printed leaf, 6-3/8" x 9" wide; vignette cut of steamship with sails; press-numbered serial number A23993. Blank and unused.
Form was used to order passage for an individual or groups on the NGL Steamship Co. which sailed from the Bremen Pier, Hoboken, N.J. as is printed on it. Text is in English except for instructions at the left which are in German and English: "This ticket must be exchanged at the the Office, No. 2, Bowling Green." "Steerage passengers may do so on the wharf, but on day of sailing only, and as early as possible."
Oelrichs & Co. was founded in 1798 and operated under various names through the years. It seems to have been in operation as late as World War I.
Acquisition
Accession
2009.006
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
