B+W photo of immigration agents raiding the German Seaman's Mission, 60-64 Hudson St., Hoboken, May 17, 1941.
Entry/Object ID
2015.001.0065
Description
Black-and-white photograph of immigration agents raiding the Deutsche (German) Seaman's Mission, 60-64 Hudson Street, Hoboken, May 17, 1941.
8" x 10" high press print. Photograph taken by Acme Newspictures, Inc., New York (inkstamp credit on reverse.) Mimeographed caption attached to back. Dated file inkstamp: Ref. Dept. 5-22 '41 N.E.A.[Newspaper Editors Association.] People are not individually identified.
Building lettering above door retouched.
Caption on back:
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N 605717 .... NEW YORK BUREAU
SEIZED IN NATION-WIDE ROUND-UP OF ALIENS
HOBOKEN, N.J. -- The Immigration and Naturalization Service tonight sent its agents into every major seaport to ferret out aliens who have overstayed leaves in the United States. Some of the rounded up aliens are shown leaving the Deutsche Seaman's Mission on Hudson Street, following a raid supervised by Inspector Carl Myers.
COPYRIGHT 1941 NEW YORK NEWS SYNDICATED FROM ACME
5-17-41 FULL FTB (SA)
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Note the name on the building is Deutsche Seemann's Mission; leaded glass window lettered: Lutheran Seaman's Mission. (It was also known as: German Seamen's Institute; Deutsches Seemannshaus.)
This law enforcement action took place about six months before the United States formally entered World War II.
Acquisition
Accession
2015.001
Source or Donor
Purchase
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Made/Created
Artist
Acme Newspictures
Date made
1941
Place
Location
Hoboken
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2015-04-20
