New Year’s Eve 1934 on the steamship “Rotterdam” (part 1 of 2)

In December 1934 the people in this room were on a cruise on the Holland-America Line’s S.S. Rotterdam IV (1908-1940).  I have several photos which once belonged to the dark-haired couple sitting in the back of the room.  He has his left around her and a glass raised in his right hand.  Their identities are a mystery.

Information about the cruise is elusive, but New Year’s celebrations were evidently an important part of it.

Photo by National Tours staff photographer Keith Sharp.