Passage order form for Hamburg-American Line, New York, circa 1890-1899.
Entry/Object ID
2008.001.0005
Scope and Content
Passage order form for Hamburg-American Line, New York, circa 1890-1899. Printed sheet 7" high x 17" long with two perforation lines. Main form and two detachments have same press-numbered serial number: 74054. Printed in New York.
The form was used to order passage (ticket) on a ship that would depart from Hoboken piers(as noted on the main form.) It was used to purchase passage for first cabin, second cabin or intermediate cabin outward tickets or first and second cabin round-trip tickets. The completed form had to be then exchanged for the actual tickets.
At the left are two sections with perforations intending for them to be detached: Passage Order. Receipt; Passage Order. Advice.
The ship depicted on the main form was the "Furst Bismarck" which entered service in 1890.
