DescriptionBlack-and-white photograph of immigration agents raiding the Deutsche (German) Seaman's Mission, 60-64 Hudson Street, Hoboken, May 17, 1941. 8" x 10" high press print. Photograph taken by Acme Newspictures, Inc., New York (inkstamp credit on reverse.) Mimeographed caption attached to back. Dated file inkstamp: Ref. Dept. 5-22 '41 N.E.A.[Newspaper Editors Association.] People are not individually identified. Building lettering above door retouched. Caption on back: ==== N 605717 .... NEW YORK BUREAU SEIZED IN NATION-WIDE ROUND-UP OF ALIENS HOBOKEN, N.J. -- The Immigration and Naturalization Service tonight sent its agents into every major seaport to ferret out aliens who have overstayed leaves in the United States. Some of the rounded up aliens are shown leaving the Deutsche Seaman's Mission on Hudson Street, following a raid supervised by Inspector Carl Myers. COPYRIGHT 1941 NEW YORK NEWS SYNDICATED FROM ACME 5-17-41 FULL FTB (SA) ==== Note the name on the building is Deutsche Seemann's Mission; leaded glass window lettered: Lutheran Seaman's Mission. (It was also known as: German Seamen's Institute; Deutsches Seemannshaus.) This law enforcement action took place about six months before the United States formally entered World War II.