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Detained immigrants on Ellis Island, New York harbor / Drawn by M. Colin. – Antique Wall Art

Detained immigrants on Ellis Island, New York harbor / Drawn by M. Colin., 1893 Aug. 26. — historic print
Detained immigrants on Ellis Island, New York harbor / Drawn by M. Colin., 1893 Aug. 26.. Historic print 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 Detained immigrants on Ellis Island, New York harbor / Drawn by M. Colin., a historic print 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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This is an artist's drawing of detained immigrants on Ellis Island in New York harbor, drawn by M. Colin and printed in *Harper's Weekly* on August 26, 1893. The island had only recently become the federal immigration station, opening in 1892 to replace Castle Garden at the Battery, so the scene would have been new to many readers. Halftone reproduction let weekly magazines print drawings like this one with a tonal richness that line engraving could not match. The detention shown here points to the inspection and holding procedures that shaped newcomers' first days in the United States.

Created / published1893 Aug. 26.
Medium1 photomechanical print : halftone.
GenrePeriodical illustrations 1890-1900.Halftone photomechanical prints 1890-1900.
NotesIllus. in: Harper's weekly, 1893 Aug. 26, p. 821.
SubjectsImmigrants--Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,900 × 2,812 px · prints to 13 × 9 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-183842

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