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Chelsea Piers and New York's Steamships
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Though now known for their hockey rinks and bowling alley, the Chelsea Piers used to be a hub of commerce and travel. A portal to the world, passengers would stream on and off the immense steamships docked along New York's shores.
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Manhattan: Chelsea Docks (Piers 55-61) on West Street, undated \[ca 1910].
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Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 14th Street Eleventh Avenue, west side, south from West 21st to 14th Streets, showing the enclosed entrances to North (Hudson) River Piers numbers 55 to 61. About 1914 Gift of Urbrock Collection N.,. A 263)
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United States Lines, S.S. "Washington", Arriving at Pier 61 North River. The S.S. "Washington" arriving at Pier 61; crowd of onlookers.
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United States Lines, S.S. "Washington" Leaving Pier #61 N.R. with Crowd on Balcony. The S.S. "Washington" leaving Pier 61 with a crowd of onlookers on the pier and passengers on the ship's balcony.
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SS America in Manhattan
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Powder-keg pier Police observing workers in crowded scene in front of brick buildings and chainlink fences; one policeman on horseback. Caption: "Powder-keg pier: Police look on as crowd of longshoremen mills around gates of the Bull Line piers at the foot of 21st St. Work was hampered there this morning when Anthony Anastasio and his followers refused to let any dockworkers opposed to the International Longshoremen's Association enter the piers...."
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