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Record Description
Record Type	Passenger and Crew Lists
Record Group	RG 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Collection years	1954-1957
Microfilm Publication	M1411. Passenger and Crew Lists of vessels Arriving at San Francisco, CA, Decmeber 1, 1954-February 1, 1957. 19 rolls
National Archives Identifier	4449166 414
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NARA Passenger and Crew Lists Collection Description M1411
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What is in the Collection?

This collection consists of digital images of inbound passenger manifests, crew lists, and related form 1-489 (statement of changes in crew). These records are arranged in chronological order by date of arrival. The passenger lists are form 1-415 (manifest of inbound passengers, alien) and form 1-416 (manifest of inbound passengers, US citizens or nationals). The collection corresponds to NARA Publication M1411: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, CA, December 1, 1954-February 1, 1957. There is a gap in the original records between September 18, 1955 and November 8, 1955 because roll 9 is missing at NARA. The collection is part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

To Browse this Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for California, San Francisco Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1954-1957.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The records may contain any of the following:

• Port and date of departure
• Port and date of entry
• Name of ship
• Country of citizenship
• Name of passenger, including maiden name of women
• Names of persons accompanying passenger
• Age, gender, marital status and occupation of passenger
• Date and place of birth of passenger
• Address of last permanent residence
• Name and address of friend or relative at last address
• Final destination
• Name and address of friend or relative in U.S.
• Physical description and distinguishing marks
• Who paid for passage
• Purpose of visit

Collection Content

Sample Image

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  List of In-bound Passengers

How Do I Search the Collection?

You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

• Name of the person
• The age or date of immigration

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2. Select Arrival Date
3. Select Ship Name

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Collection Citation:

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Record Citation (or citation for the index entry):

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