Pier Jammed as Manhattan Docks

Photograph'"Collecting the Port". Pier jammed as United States Liner Manhattan docks in New York; People fill an arrival area at Pier 59, waiting for luggage; sign in background; "TELEPHONE / BOOTHS" (2photos). Label on verso: "Collecting the Port", photograph. "Pier jammed as MANHATTAN Docks, New / York City. A general view of Pier 59, North / River, showing the crowd that jammed it after the United States liner MANHATTAN docked in New York, / Sept. 7th. The ship arrived with 1573 passengers, / 500 more than the ship ever carried before, / fleeing war in Europe. Relatives and friends on / hand to meet arrivals added to the throng. / Acme, September 7, 1939 / Courtesy, Department of the Treasury, United / States Customs Service, New York Region, 1993""