Featured Item
East River Station - 34 Pike Street
Includes black and white photographs of the interior and exterior of East River Station at 34 Pike Street, operated by SCI from 1869-1906.
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 1939-1941
A history of the Merchant Marine during WWII told through the records of the Seamen's Church Institute.
Featured Series
Photo Scrapbooks
Includes eight scrapbooks containing photographs of seafarers, ships and port scenes from around the world. The scrapbooks were most likely compiled…
