Photograph from a WWII Bremerhaven-related negative collection, taken aboard a departing vessel at Pier 15 on Staten Island, New York Harbor. The distinctive star-and-stripe painted facade and 'Marine Repair Shop' signage identify the location as a major New York embarkation point. Sailors crowd the ship's rail while family members or support personnel gather on the dock below, a scene emblematic of the thousands of departures and homecomings that defined the transatlantic troop movements between the United States and occupied Europe, including the postwar port of Bremerhaven, Germany. Project: 218587