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[Immigrant family at Ellis Island. New York City. March 1917] – Antique Wall Art

[Immigrant family at Ellis Island. New York City. March 1917], 1917 March. — historic photograph
[Immigrant family at Ellis Island. New York City. March 1917], 1917 March.. Historic photograph 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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Step back in time with [Immigrant family at Ellis Island. New York City. March 1917], a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Immigrant family at Ellis Island. New York City. March 1917]

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Ellis Island's immigrant processing station in New York Harbor was the entry point for millions of arrivals in the early twentieth century, and this March 1917 print from the George Grantham Bain Collection shows one family passing through it. Bain was a news photographer whose agency supplied pictures to newspapers, so the image was likely made for wide circulation and captioned for a public eager to see who was arriving. By 1917 the island was at the height of its busy years, with inspectors checking travelers for health problems and legal eligibility before they could enter the city. The print is worth studying for the clothing, luggage and expressions of the family, which record the moment between the long Atlantic crossing and the start of life in America.

Created / published1917 March.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). #3242; 3922.
SubjectsEmigration & immigration--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,500 × 2,221 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-117002

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