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[Four immigrants and their belongings, on a dock, looking out over the water; view from behind] – Historic Reproduction

[Four immigrants and their belongings, on a dock, looking out over the water; view from behind], c1912 Oct. 30. — historic photograph
[Four immigrants and their belongings, on a dock, looking out over the water; view from behind], c1912 Oct. 30.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Four immigrants and their belongings, on a dock, looking out over the water; view from behind] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Four figures stand with their backs to the camera, bundles at their feet, gazing out over open water from a dock that the record ties to Ellis Island. The viewer takes the newcomers' place, looking toward the harbor that many arrivals saw first. Underwood & Underwood, a New York firm known for stereographs, registered the image in October 1912, when Ellis Island was the main gateway for millions of immigrants arriving by sea.

Created / publishedc1912 Oct. 30.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesJ174825 U.S. Copyright Office. U-146001. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.
SubjectsImmigrants--Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--1910-1920. Emigration & immigration--Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan820 × 1,195 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219225

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