[Physical examination of female immigrants at Ellis Island, New York City] – Historic Print
![[Physical examination of female immigrants at Ellis Island, New York City], c1911. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/05/052934f49ca9-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures [Physical examination of female immigrants at Ellis Island, New York City] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Physical examination of female immigrants at Ellis Island, New York City]
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Few subjects in the Library of Congress's stereograph holdings carry as much weight as this c1911 view of medical inspection at Ellis Island. Immigrants arriving in New York were screened by Public Health Service doctors before being admitted, and the physical examination of women, often conducted in a separate space, was one of the most closely watched steps in that process. Stereographs like this one were made as paired images to be seen through a viewer, giving a three-dimensional sense of the crowded rooms. The record notes a U.S. Copyright Office registration, which suggests the card was issued for commercial sale to a wide audience.
| Created / published | c1911. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : stereograph. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | J157103 U.S. Copyright Office. No. U-97322. |
| Subjects | Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--1910-1920. Immigrants--Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--1910-1920. Emigration & immigration--Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,300 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-118945 |
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