The Labor exchange--emigrants on the Battery in front of Castle Garden, New York ; The labor exchange--interior view of the office at Castle Garden, New York / sketched by Stanley Fox. – Historic Photograph Print
(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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Step back in time with The Labor exchange--emigrants on the Battery in front of Castle Garden, New York ; The labor exchange--interior view of the office at Castle Garden, New York / sketched by Stanley Fox., an antique engraving rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Labor exchange--emigrants on the Battery in front of Castle Garden, New York ; The labor exchange--interior view of the office at Castle Garden, New York / sketched by Stanley Fox.
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Two scenes share this wood engraving: emigrants gathered on the Battery in front of Castle Garden, and the labor exchange office inside, both sketched by Stanley Fox for *Harper's Weekly* in August 1868. Castle Garden, a former fort at the tip of Manhattan, served as New York's immigrant landing depot from 1855 until 1890, when Ellis Island took over that role. The labor exchange helped newly arrived workers meet employers seeking hands, an effort to route a steady flow of newcomers into jobs. The print preserves a busy, crowded moment at the city's main point of entry.
| Created / published | 1868 Aug. 15. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1860-1870.Wood engravings 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1868 Aug. 15, p. 516. |
| Subjects | Alien laborers--New York (State)--New York--1860-1870. Immigrants--New York (State)--New York--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,305 × 3,422 px · prints to 8 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176953 |
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