Port Newark Station

Title

Port Newark Station

Description

Black and white photos from the 1960s show construction, events, the building at Port Newark Station in New Jersey, the lease signing ceremony at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on April 18, 1960 and the dedication ceremony on October 7, 1960. Clarence G. Michalis, Rev. John M. Mulligan, and Franklin E. Vilas, Revs. Roscoe T. Foust and John M. Mulligan, along with Clarence G. Michalis and Franklin E. Vilas, are also included.

Color photos date from late 1970s to 1989. Mariners and SCI employees are shown relaxing and socializing. Chapel services, track and field, “Salute to the Volunteers” party on March 8, 1983, dances, the 1989 Christmas party, and Rev. James R. Whittemore are shown

Creator

Seamen's Church Institute

Date

1960-1989

Format

Rights

Seamen’s Church Institute provides digital access to materials from its Archives for educational and research purposes. Responsibility for determining copyright status of and securing permission to use an item rests with the person desiring to use the material.

Coverage

Port Newark, New Jersey

Collection

Citation

Seamen's Church Institute, “Port Newark Station,” Seamen's Church Institute Archives, accessed December 9, 2024, http://seamenschurch-archives.org/items/show/128.