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15 State Street - Cafeteria
Includes black and white photographs of the cafeteria at 15 State Street, SCI’s headquarters from 1968-1985. The cafeteria opened in May 1968 and…
Held services for sailors on Manhattan’s waterfront
SCI's headquarters from 1913-1967
Men's shelter built in response to the Panic of 1920
Built for Danish seamen exiled during WWII
Interior of the chapel at 25 South Street
Game room at 25 South Street
SCI’s boat used for ship visits and transport
Employment Bureau at 25 South Street
Formerly New York School of Navigation and Navigation and Engineering School
Port Newark, New Jersey
Facilities at 25 South Street
SCI's House Mother from 1915-1943
SCI chaplains visit ships with reading material and care packages
Soda fountain and luncheonette at 25 South Street
Founded in 1919 by Janet L. Roper and the Religious and Social Work Department
Inside the lobby at 25 South Street
Christmas at Sea packages delivered
Rooftop instruction on SCI’s “Flying Bridge”
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SCI and WWII 1942
A history of the Merchant Marine during WWII told through the records of the Seamen's Church Institute.
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Photographs
Includes black and white and color photographs of people, places and scenes documenting the history of SCI and development of downtown New York City,…
