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Passing the inspecting physician – Antique Wall Art

Passing the inspecting physician, 1866 — antique engraving
Passing the inspecting physician, 1866. Antique engraving from the Ellis Island collection.

(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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Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper ran this wood engraving, "Passing the inspecting physician," in January 1866, showing arriving passengers going through a medical check before they could be cleared to land. In 1866, New York's immigrant processing took place at Castle Garden, not at Ellis Island, which did not open until 1892. The scene predates the station this board is named for, but the health inspection it shows became a standard part of the arrival process there too.

Created / published1866
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and from item. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 21 (1866 Jan. 20), p. 281. Caption card tracings: Immigration - arriving in America; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,429 × 1,119 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118404

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