Emil Saalfeld first arrived at New York on 14 January 1923 aboard SS America, initially bound for Atlanta, and returned to New York on 7 February 1926 aboard SS Albert Ballin after reporting a 1923-1925 stay in New York.

Evidence

The 1923 manifest independently identifies Emil through his father Ignatz and Limburg birthplace and says he had not previously been in the United States. The 1926 manifest again identifies Limburg and explicitly reports prior United States residence in New York from 1923 to 1925. Together they establish two arrivals and explain why the 1938 naturalization file used the 1926 entry as his lawful permanent-residence arrival.

People

Emil H. Saalfeld

Places

Atlanta, Georgia, New York, New York

Family lines

Saalfeld–Wortsmann–Silverstein

Supporting sources

Emil Saalfeld passenger manifest aboard SS Albert Ballin, 1926, Emil Saalfeld passenger manifest aboard SS America, 1923

Contrary sources

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What remains uncertain

The manifests do not establish precisely when or why Emil moved from Atlanta to New York, or the date and route by which he left the United States before 1926.