Seamen's House YMCA photographs. 1920s-1960s.

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Seamen's House YMCA photographs. 1920s-1960s.

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Photographs, primarily from the period 1930-1960, of the Bethelship Seamen's Branch YMCA in Brooklyn and the Seamen's House YMCA branch in Manhattan. .

.25 cubic feet (1 box)

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. Kautz Family YMCA Archives. [ymca]

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SNAC Resource ID: 6619475

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YMCA of Greater New York. Seamen's House Branch.

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Founded in 1921 as the Merchant Seamen's Branch, this operation was dedicated to providing services to the sailors and crews of the U.S. merchant marine. By the 1950s, Seamen's House had weathered World War II and an influx of Coast Guard sailors, and had merged the operations of the Seamen's House with those of the American Seamen's Friend Society and the Seamen's Christian Association. All the services, such as the pool, movie screenings, and books from library, were free. The YMCA charged onl...