U.S. inspectors examining eyes of immigrants, Ellis Island, New York Harbor – Historic Reproduction
(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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U.S. inspectors examining eyes of immigrants, Ellis Island, New York Harbor comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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U.S. inspectors examining eyes of immigrants, Ellis Island, New York Harbor
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Few moments at Ellis Island were watched as closely as the eye examination, in which inspectors checked newcomers for trachoma, a contagious eye infection that could bar entry to the United States. This stereograph, issued by the New York firm Underwood & Underwood around 1913, shows the scene as two nearly identical photographs that create depth when viewed through a stereoscope. The station had opened in 1892 and handled millions of arrivals, and doctors sometimes marked people with chalk for closer inspection, which could mean a detour or deportation. Stereocards like this one were sold widely to home audiences who never passed through the station themselves.
| Created / published | New York : Underwood & Underwood, c1913. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--1910-1920. Immigrants--Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--1910-1920. Eye examinations--Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--1910-1920. Immigration stations--Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--1910-1920. Emigration & immigration--Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--1910-1920. Children & adults--Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--1910-1920. Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,028 × 1,280 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110983 |
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