Steerage Passengers on an Emigrant Ship (1847)
Abstract
This colored wood engraving from 1847 shows emigrants on board a ship taking them to their new home. Most emigrants traveled as steerage passengers, an uncomfortable but inexpensive travel option.
Source
Source: “Steerage passengers on an emigrant ship,” woodcut, 1847, Historisches Museum Bremerhaven.
© Historisches Museum Bremerhaven
Recommended Citation
Steerage Passengers on an Emigrant Ship (1847),
published in: German History Intersections,
<https://germanhistory-intersections.org/en/migration/ghis:image-107>
[November 29, 2023].