Disembarkation in New York Harbor
1919
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- Transport boats Leviathan, Agamemnon, Imperator, Kaiserim Auguste Victoria, and Patricia moving through the harbor and dock at Hoboken, New Jersey
- Wounded troops being placed on ambulances
- Sergeant Alvin C. York, General William R. Smith, and battleships at anchor
- Coast Guard cutters removing the wounded from the transport boat Northern Pacific, aground off Fire Island
- Transport boat Stockholm docking at Hoboken
- The 93rd Division Negro troops (369th Infantry) – known as the Harlem Hellfighters – debarking, boarding a ferry, landing at New York City, and parading through the city to Harlem. Governor Smith is shown reviewing the parade.
You can also watch this video in our main National Archives online catalog.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.
National Archives Identifier: 24686
Full Citation: Motion Picture 111-H-1181; Port of Disembarkation, New York Harbor; 1919; Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MDl. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/disembarkation-ny, March 27, 2025]Rights: No Known Copyright Learn more on our privacy and legal page.