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Greek immigrants embarking in small boat for steamer for America, Patras, Greece – Vintage Print

Greek immigrants embarking in small boat for steamer for America, Patras, Greece, c1910 July 11. — historic photograph
Greek immigrants embarking in small boat for steamer for America, Patras, Greece, c1910 July 11.. Historic photograph from the Steamboats 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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Small boats ferrying passengers out to a larger steamer were a familiar sight at Patras, the Greek port on the Gulf of Corinth, where many emigrants began the long sea crossing to America around 1910. Greek emigration to the United States grew sharply in the early twentieth century, and Patras was one of the main departure points for people leaving villages and poorer regions of the country. The card was issued by the Keystone View Company, which sold stereographs in large numbers to American households that viewed them through hand-held stereoscopes. The date and caption come from old, unverified records, so the scene is best read as a typical moment of departure.

Created / publishedc1910 July 11.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
SubjectsJ143067 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Keystone View Co. No. 17100. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Immigration--Leaving; Photog. I.; Greece--Patras; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,500 × 1,662 px · prints to 5 × 6 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-140474

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