Ellis Island (dock) – Historic 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 Ellis Island (dock), a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ellis Island (dock)
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This negative is titled for the dock at Ellis Island, the landing point where ferries carried arrivals from steamships in New York Harbor to the federal immigration station. The island opened as the main inspection center in 1892, and millions of newcomers passed through its buildings before the station closed in 1954. The picture comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by a news photo agency that worked mainly in the early twentieth century. The record gives no firm date, and the title came from the agency's own notes, so the exact view and year remain uncertain.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,024 × 4,417 px · prints to 10 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-23512 |
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