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Trans-Atlantic travel, 1907

In 1907 my paternal Grandfather came to America aboard the ship Rhein which traveled from Bremerhaven (Bremen, Germany) to New York City.  The ship left on April 28th and arrived on May 13th.  The ship had been built eight years before and carried 369 second class passengers and 3082 in third class (there were no first class accommodations).
This picture was digitized from one of three 3x5 inch glass negatives that he took while onboard the ship.  All are a bit overexposed.  I believe that my Grandfather is standing at the left side of the back row.  The gentleman in front of Grandfather and the gentleman on the opposite end appear to be crew members.
Grandfather's arrival was at Ellis Island.  He left his fiancee in Germany and she followed him here two years later.  She arrived in Hoboken, NJ.  As she had no relatives here and since my Grandfather was not yet a naturalized citizen they were married onboard the ship by it's Captain in order to allow her to disembark. View full size.

In 1907 my paternal Grandfather came to America aboard the ship Rhein which traveled from Bremerhaven (Bremen, Germany) to New York City. The ship left on April 28th and arrived on May 13th. The ship had been built eight years before and carried 369 second class passengers and 3082 in third class (there were no first class accommodations).

This picture was digitized from one of three 3x5 inch glass negatives that he took while onboard the ship. All are a bit overexposed. I believe that my Grandfather is standing at the left side of the back row. The gentleman in front of Grandfather and the gentleman on the opposite end appear to be crew members.

Grandfather's arrival was at Ellis Island. He left his fiancee in Germany and she followed him here two years later. She arrived in Hoboken, NJ. As she had no relatives here and since my Grandfather was not yet a naturalized citizen they were married onboard the ship by it's Captain in order to allow her to disembark. View full size.

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Granddad:
Albert Wilhelm Theodore Happel

Grandma:
Bernhardine Minna Florinda Anna (known as Hedwig) Binder

I have a copy of his ship manifest courtesy of the Ellis Island project.

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