DescriptionBlack-and-white aerial photo of the S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, Holland America Line, arriving in New York harbor on her maiden voyage, May 16, 1938. 8" x 10" wide print. No photographer indicated. Reverse blank. Number in image at lower right: 18. View is east of the ship just south of the Battery heading to the Fifth Street pier in Hoboken. The lower Manhattan skyline is seen along with the East River bridges. Also known as the S.S. New Amsterdam. Adriaan P.L Roggeveen Collection. Gift of Robert Roggeveen. Provenance: Collection of Adriaan P.L. Roggeveen. He was the former Operations Manager of Holland America operations in Hoboken, retiring in 1953. ---- ocean liner / transportation / event