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Includes black and white photographs of United States Coast Guard (USCG) members. USCG is seen visiting and training at 25 South Street, SCI's headquarters from 1913-1967, as well as receiving Christmas at Sea packages in 1971. The following USCG…

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Includes black and white and sepia photographs of the United States Public Health Service Hospital in Staten Island (N.Y.) Represented under this subject are a makeshift chapel decorated for Christmas in 1922 and a chaplain visiting a patient.

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An interview with Tomás Vazquez, who began his career with the Military Sealift Command (then the Military Sea Transportation Service), providing supplies and transport for the U.S. military. Later in his Merchant Marine career, Tomás survived the…

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Tomás moved to the mainland United States from Puerto Rico in 1948. After spending 18 months at sea off the coast of Spain, Tomás had enough sea-time to earn himself a permanent job with the Merchant Marine.

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Tomás took his last job at sea on the SS AMERICAN EAGLE. While sailing in the Gulf of Mexico, the oil tanker suffered a cargo tank explosion, killing three crewmen instantly. The ship sank slowly, but the lifeboats were jammed and the crew was…

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After nearly six hours floating in the Gulf, Tomás was finally picked up by a ship that brought him to an oil rig off the coast of New Orleans. 2 crewmen died after jumping overboard, and 2 more men were lost and never recovered. Tomás retired…

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Includes black and white photographs of people visiting SCI during open house or other special events. Among the visitors are documentary filmmakers, Rep. John Lindsay speaking for Adult Education in 1962, Bob Ryan for WNBC’s “City of Ships” in…

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Includes black and white portrait photographs of Edmund F. Wagner, who began serving as Chairman of the Board for the Seamen's Bank for Savings in 1959.

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