Port of Disembarkation, New York Harbor [1919]

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)
Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Production Date: 1936
Other Title(s): Historical Film, No. 1181
Sound Type:Silent

Scope & Content: Reel 1, the transports Leviathan, Agamemnon, Imperator, Kaiserim Auguste Victoria, and Patricia move through the harbor and dock at Hoboken, N.J. Wounded troops are placed on ambulances. Shows Sgt. Alvin C. York, Gen. William R. Smith, and battleships at anchor. Reel 2, Coast Guard cutters remove wounded from the transport Northern Pacific, aground off Fire Island. The transport Stockholm docks at Hoboken, 93rd Div. Negro troops (369th Inf.) debark, board a ferry, land at New York City, and parade through the city to Harlem. Gov. Smith reviews the parade.

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National Archives Identifier: 24686
Local Identifier: 111-H-1181

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