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Silhouettes at the rail before the skyline Film

Silhouettes at the rail before the skyline

HFE010454
Passengers leave the ship by the gangway door Film

Passengers leave the ship by the gangway door

HFE010460
Dock workers take the lines Film

Dock workers take the lines

HFE010468
A woman in a fur coat comes down the gangway Film

A woman in a fur coat comes down the gangway

HFE010474
Waiting in the customs shed Film

Waiting in the customs shed

HFE009622
Audience attentively follows an event in the Sportpalast Film

Audience attentively follows an event in the Sportpalast

HFE010669
Laughing folk dancers performing at Sportpalast Berlin Film

Laughing folk dancers performing at Sportpalast Berlin

HFE010675
Lower Manhattan from the approaching ship Film

Lower Manhattan from the approaching ship

HFE010457
A crowd with bundles at the gangway Film

A crowd with bundles at the gangway

HFE010462
Waiting at the pier as the liner berths Film

Waiting at the pier as the liner berths

HFE010470
A man in a beret with a cigar Film

A man in a beret with a cigar

HFE010461
Waving the Stars and Stripes toward Manhattan Film

Waving the Stars and Stripes toward Manhattan

HFE010450
A boy and a young woman look toward the shore Film

A boy and a young woman look toward the shore

HFE010456
A woman with a long veil and binoculars Film

A woman with a long veil and binoculars

HFE010464
Men on the pier watch the ship come alongside Film

Men on the pier watch the ship come alongside

HFE010471
Opening the baggage for customs Film

Opening the baggage for customs

HFE010478
The Statue of Liberty from the deck Film

The Statue of Liberty from the deck

HFE010453
Two women laugh on deck Film

Two women laugh on deck

HFE010458
The Siboney of the American Export Lines in the harbour Film

The Siboney of the American Export Lines in the harbour

HFE010465
The gangway is set against the hull Film

The gangway is set against the hull

HFE010472
Architectural model and group of visitors at Nazi building exhibition Film

Architectural model and group of visitors at Nazi building exhibition

HFE010686
Removing the Marcus Aurelius statue, Capitoline Hill, Rome Film

Removing the Marcus Aurelius statue, Capitoline Hill, Rome

HFE010690
Reenacted scene: nailing shut a painting crate Film

Reenacted scene: nailing shut a painting crate

HFE010693
Standard-bearers and cheering crowd at Nazi rally in the Sportpalast Film

Standard-bearers and cheering crowd at Nazi rally in the Sportpalast

HFE009625