| RefNo | MS/373/3/11 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Saloon passenger list for the White Star Line ship 'Germanic' |
| Creator | White Star Line (founded 1845); British shipping company |
| Recipient | Thorpe; Sir Thomas Edward (1845-1925); British chemist |
| Date | 4 July 1878 |
| Description | Alphabetical list [pp.2-3] of saloon passengers aboard the steamship 'Germanic', sailing from Liverpool to New York, commanded by Captain C.W. [Charles William] Kennedy. The passenger list includes Thomas Edward Thorpe and Arthur Schuster, en route to America to conduct eclipse observations. There is a track chart [p.4], showing the transatlantic routes taken by White Star ships. With a 'Passenger's copy of log', presumably made by T.E. Thorpe, giving dates, latitude, longitude and distance travelled, with general meteorological remarks during the passage from Queenstown, Ireland, to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States of America.
Printed by Ismay, Imrie & Co., 37 Boardway, New York, 34 Leadenhall Street, London, & 10 Water St., Liverpool. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Printed |
| Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7855 | Thorpe; Sir; Thomas Edward (1845 - 1925); chemist | 1845 - 1925 |