EXHIBIT: Migrants and Millionaires Aboard the Great Liners, 1900-1914

This is one of the first exhibitions to examine, side-by-side, the dichotomy between First Class and Third Class passengers aboard ocean liners in the early 20th century.

From 1900 to 1914, nearly 13 million immigrants traveling in Third Class arrived in the United States. During this same period, America’s wealthiest citizens, totaling no more than a 100,000 passengers each year, traveled to Europe in First Class, on luxury vacations. Even though First Class and Third Class sailed on the same ships, their journeys were worlds apart.

This exhibition will feature both original and reproduced artifacts from the South Street Seaport Museum’s permanent collection including ocean liner memorabilia and ephemera, ceramics, and luggage trunks from both immigrants and First Class passengers. The exhibition will highlight a few ship models of New York Harbor working vessels that played critical roles in immigration, including a model of the Museum’s lightship Ambrose.

Where: South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St.

When: Opens June 23

Included with $12 Admission

Tickets here.