economic and social conditions

Ellis Island, NY: Castle Gardens as an Immigration Center between 1855...

Master File Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life

View of Ellis Island buildings.

Digital ID: 416786. ca. 1904-1905. .Notes: 'Lawns and hedges after two year's growth,' according to Commissioner Williams (Vol. I, p. 67 back, Williams scrapbooks).. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-... More

Serbian Gypsies. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418043. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906]. .Notes: Identified in Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920' (c1905) p.130: Rome fami... More

German stowaway. - Public domain portrait print

Digital ID: 418057. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [1911]. .Notes: Varient print reproduced in Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920' (c1905) p.86 b... More

A derby-topped gentleman observing the harbor form the obser...

Digital ID: 416776. A derby-topped gentleman observing the harbor form the observation roof on one wing of the Immigration Station. The gentleman is possibly William Williams, Commissioner of Immigration at Ell... More

Amite City, Louisiana - Public domain print

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat, Strawberry grower, Ami...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ellis Island - Public domain scan / photograph

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Albanian soldier. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418054. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New Yo... More

Russian Cossacks. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418042. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Pu... More

[Emigrants in "pens" at Ellis Island, New York, probably on or near Ch...

Photograph shows room filled with immigrants sitting in numbered pens Public domain photograph of New York, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Algerian man. - Public domain portrait photograph

Digital ID: 418058. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New Yo... More

Photograph of Immigrants Buying Railroad Tickets on Ellis Island

Public Health Service Historical Photograph File Public domain photograph - immigration, immigrants, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An excellent view of the front facade of the Immigration Sta...

Digital ID: 416779. An excellent view of the front facade of the Immigration Station; a boat is docked in front.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 29177.. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Isl... More

Immigrant children, Ellis Island, New York.

Immigrant children, Ellis Island, New York, By Brown Brothers Public domain photograph - children, 1920s, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Young residents at Amite City, Louisiana

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York Count...

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Charity Hospital [Blackwell's Island]

Public domain illustrated book page scan, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Serbian Gypsies New York

Author: Augustus Francis Sherman (1865–1925) Public domain photograph - immigration to the United States, immigrants, Ellis Island, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of a Group of Immigrants Outside a Building on Ellis Island

Public Health Service Historical Photograph File Public domain photograph - immigration, immigrants, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ruthenian woman. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418052. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Pu... More

Pipers. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 1206550. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. .Notes: Identified as 'Romanian shepherds' in Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920' (c1905) p.6... More

Slovakian women. - Public domain portrait print

Digital ID: 418049. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New Yo... More

View of Ellis Island buildings, with garden and trellises in...

Digital ID: 416769. View of Ellis Island buildings, with garden and trellises in foreground.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 29019.. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913. (mor... More

A view of Ellis Island taken from the harbor. At the center ...

Digital ID: 416782. A view of Ellis Island taken from the harbor. At the center is the Immigration Station; one of the boats in the pier is the John E. Moore.. 1902-1913. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1... More

Three women from Guadeloupe. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 1206544. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Public Librar... More

Public health workers checking Immigrants arriving to the US

Public health workers checking immigrants arriving to the United States for signs of illness. The immigration law of 1891 made it mandatory that all immigrants coming into the United States undergo health inspe... More

[Turkish man.] - Public domain portrait print

Digital ID: 1206551. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [1912]. .Notes: Identified in Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920' (c1905) p.69 from caption o... More

A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat, Strawberry grower, Ami...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Group photograph captioned 'Hungarian Gypsies all of whom we...

Digital ID: 417071. Group photograph captioned 'Hungarian Gypsies all of whom were deported' in The New York Times, Sunday Feb. 12, 1905. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. 1902-1905. .Not... More

Laplander., Europe - Public domain portrait painting

Digital ID: 418041. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Notes: Identified as 'Sami woman from Finland' in Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1... More

Romanian women. - Public domain portrait print

Digital ID: 418027. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New Yo... More

Russian Cossacks. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418045. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New Yo... More

[View of one wing of the Immigration Station, Ellis Island, ...

Digital ID: 416773. [View of one wing of the Immigration Station, Ellis Island, showing New York skyline in the distance.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 29167.. .Source: Photographs of ... More

Dining hall on Ellis Island. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 416771. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 29162.. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913. (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Public Library. Manu... More

Another view of Ellis Island from the harbor, but showing a ...

Digital ID: 416783. Another view of Ellis Island from the harbor, but showing a front view of the Immigration Station.. 1902-1913. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913. (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) )... More

Immigrants undergoing medical examination.

Digital ID: 416754. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 28232.. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913. (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Public Library. Phot... More

Ferry boat, the Ellis Island, which is also marked Departmen...

Digital ID: 417069. Ferry boat, the Ellis Island, which is also marked Department of Commerce and Labor, U.S. Immigration Service.. 1902-1913. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913. (more info ( ...co... More

A representative of the New York Bible Society distributing bibles and...

Photograph shows a man distributing Bibles to emigrants at Ellis Island, N.Y.

Greek soldier. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 464937. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [1911]. .Notes: Identified as 'Greek evzone or Palace Guard' in Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-... More

Cossack man from the steppes of Russia.

Digital ID: 1206549. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Public Librar... More

Guadeloupean woman. - Public domain portrait painting

Digital ID: 418039. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [1911]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Public... More

View of World Trade Center towers and the lower Manhattan skyline thro...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Young residents at Amite City, Louisiana

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Italian at Ellis Island New York

Lewis Wickes Hine (United States, 1874-1940). Italian at Ellis Island

View of Ellis Island lawn, with New York skyline in distance...

Digital ID: 417068. View of Ellis Island lawn, with New York skyline in distance.. ca. 1903. .Notes: 'Lawns and hedges after one year's growth,' according to Commissioner Williams (Vol. I, p. 45 front, William... More

Italian woman. - Public domain portrait painting

Digital ID: 418029. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New Yo... More

Ruthenian woman. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418034. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Pu... More

Girl from Rattvik, province of Dalarna, Sweden.

Digital ID: 418035. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Notes: Formerly identified as 'Norwegian girl;' new title from Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-19... More

The pens at Ellis Island, main hall. These people have passe...

Digital ID: 416750. The pens at Ellis Island, main hall. These people have passed the first mental inspection.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 7442.. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island... More

Uncle Sam, host. Immigrants being served a free meal at Elli...

Digital ID: 416780. Uncle Sam, host. Immigrants being served a free meal at Ellis Island.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913. (more info ( ...col_id=165 )... More

Buildings near Ellis Island pier; immigrants can be seen wit...

Digital ID: 416770. Buildings near Ellis Island pier; immigrants can be seen with trunks and luggage.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 29023.. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1... More

Detail of front entrance, U.S. Immigration Station, Ellis Is...

Digital ID: 416755. Detail of front entrance, U.S. Immigration Station, Ellis Island.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 28873.. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913. (more info ... More

Lapland children, possibly from Sweden.

Digital ID: 1206547. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Public Librar... More

Providence Lunatic Asylum, Sisters of Charity, Cor. Of Main St. Humbol...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Danish man. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418053. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [1909]. .Notes: Identified as 'Peter Meyer -- [age] 57, Denmark. [SS] 'Mauretania' Apr. 30 -- '09' from Svendberg, in Peter Mesenhol... More

Italian woman. - Public domain portrait print

Digital ID: 418055. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Pu... More

Slovak woman and children. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418048. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New Yo... More

Rev. Joseph Vasilon, Greek-Orthodox priest.

Digital ID: 418050. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Notes: Identification from Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920' (c1905) p.34.... More

Romanian shepherd. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418046. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Pu... More

Greek woman. - Public domain print

Digital ID: 418047. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [1909]. .Notes: Captioned print reproduced in Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920' (c1905) p.78... More

Ivy-covered exterior of Ellis Island building.

Digital ID: 416758. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 28878.. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913. (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Public Library. Phot... More

Ready for travel and going north, south and west. Immigrants...

Digital ID: 416753. Ready for travel and going north, south and west. Immigrants with baggage lined up at teller's windows marked money exchange.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 7465.. .... More

Immigrants waiting in line for processing by Immigration Bur...

Digital ID: 416756. Immigrants waiting in line for processing by Immigration Bureau officials.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 28875.. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913. (m... More

Caritas, Abbott H. Thayer - Detroit Publishing Company Postcard

Public domain photograph of vintage postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Amite City, Louisiana - Public domain print

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Photograph of Immigrants Outside a Building on Ellis Island

Public Health Service Historical Photograph File Public domain photograph - group portrait, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ellis Island - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lewis W. Hine - Immigrant Family in the Baggage Room of Ellis Island

Immigrant Family in the Baggage Room of Ellis Island Public domain photograph of family, studio group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alsace-Lorraine girl. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418033. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906]. .Notes: Identified as 'Girl from the Kochersberg region near Strasbourg, Alsace' in Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherm... More

View of the Immigration Station, Ellis Island (front side).

Digital ID: 416766. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 28938.. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913. (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New York Public Library. Phot... More

Exterior of Ellis Island building, showing ivy-covered wall,...

Digital ID: 416761. Exterior of Ellis Island building, showing ivy-covered wall, porch and balcony with flower boxes, well-kept lawn and hedge.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 28881.. .S... More

Hindoo boy. - Public domain portrait print

Digital ID: 418056. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [1911]. .Notes: Indentified in Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920' (c1905) p.94 from another p... More

Gypsy family. - Public domain scan / print

Digital ID: 1206546. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. .Notes: Identified in Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920' (c1905) p.131: Rome family.. .Sourc... More

Immigrants going to Ellis Island barge

Picryl description: Public domain image of Ellis Island, New York harbor, immigrants, immigration, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dock, Ellis Isl'd [i.e., Island]

Public domain photograph of building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Scottish boys. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418038. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New Yo... More

Immigrants Approaching Statue of Liberty

Immigrants Approaching Statue of Liberty. Created in the 1910's and according to Getty published in 1915. Author died in 1929.

View of a long corridor within one of the Ellis Island build...

Digital ID: 416777. View of a long corridor within one of the Ellis Island buildings; a booth marked post office stands on the left.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 29172.. .Source: Phot... More

Ferry, the Laura, at Ellis Island pier; part of the Immigrat...

Digital ID: 416764. Ferry, the Laura, at Ellis Island pier; part of the Immigration Station is visible at right.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 28895.. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Isl... More

A group of immigrants, most wearing fezzes, surrounding a la...

Digital ID: 417073. A group of immigrants, most wearing fezzes, surrounding a large vessel which is decorated with the star and crescent symbol of the Moslem religion and the Ottoman Turks.. 1902-1913. .Source:... More

Three Dutch women. - Public domain portrait print

Digital ID: 1206548. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. .Notes: Identified as 'Mother and her two daughters from Zuid-Beveland, province of Zeeland, The Netherlands' in Peter Mesenholler ... More

Immigrants going aboard Ellis Island barge

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Radicals awaiting deportation, New York City

1/3/1920-New York, NY: Photo shows anarchists, reds, and radicals who were rounded up in NYC in last nights raids, arriving at Ellis Island. These undesirables will remain at Ellis Island until investigation an... More

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ellis Island, Ferry Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York Coun...

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Two men standing next to each other in front of a building, Residents ...

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Young residents at Amite City, Louisiana

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Young residents at Amite City, Louisiana

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of steamboat, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a steamboat, free to u... More

Ellis Island, May, 1902 : a view of the grounds adjoining on...

Digital ID: 417075. Ellis Island, May, 1902 : a view of the grounds adjoining one of the buildings, stewn with rubble, debris and building materials.. 1902. .Notes: See next photograph also.. .Source: Photogra... More

Romanian piper. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418031. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Source: William Williams papers / Photographs of immigrants (more info ( ...col_id=165 ) ). .Repository: The New Yo... More

Bavarian man. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418030. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Notes: Identified as 'Wilhelm Schleich' in Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-192... More

Immigrant Station, Ellis Island, with ferry docked at adjace...

Digital ID: 416752. Immigrant Station, Ellis Island, with ferry docked at adjacent pier.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 7460.. .Source: Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913. (more inf... More

View of Ellis Island buildings and two ferries at pier; appa...

Digital ID: 416767. View of Ellis Island buildings and two ferries at pier; apparently taken from atop the Immigration Station building.. Levick, Edwin -- Photographer. 1902-1913. .Notes: No. 28939.. .Source: ... More

Immigration processing reenactment inside the Ellis Island immigration...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

University Singers of New Orleans; In aid of Colored Orphans' Home of ...

Amite City, Louisiana - A black and white photo of a man standing in f...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Young residents at Amite City, Louisiana

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A couple of men standing next to a fence, Signboard in Amite City, Lou...

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