"An aerial view made from an American Airlines plane of Erie Basin where 15 ships are shown ready to load crated war material crammed on piers.  Vividly reflected in the photo is the manner in which vital war aid for Britain is flowing speedily from the Port of New York since the passage of the Lend Lease Bill, which, in effect makes the United States and “Arsenal of Democracy"

Caption on the International News Service photograph, March 1941