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Immigrants seated on long benches, Main Hall, U.S. Immigrati...

Immigrants seated on long benches, Main Hall, U.S. Immigrati...

Digital ID: 417074. Immigrants seated on long benches, Main Hall, U.S. Immigration Station.. ca. 1907-1912. .Notes: Commissioner Williams captioned this photograph 'Inspection floor as rearranged with benches.... More

Climbing into America by Lewis Hine

Climbing into America by Lewis Hine

"Climbing into America, Ellis Island," gelatin silver print, by the American photographer Lewis W. Hine. Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Lisa Rosenblum, B.A. 1975. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

Bavarian man. - Public domain dedication image

Bavarian man. - Public domain dedication image

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

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York County, NY

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fountain, historic landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Three Dutch women - Public domain dedication image

Three Dutch women - Public domain dedication image

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Guadeloupean woman - Public domain dedication image

Guadeloupean woman - Public domain dedication image

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

Public Health Service officers examining immigrants arriving to Ellis Island

Public Health Service officers examining immigrants arriving to Ellis ...

Public Health Service physicians 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 h... More

Immigrants Landing at Ellis Island

Immigrants Landing at Ellis Island

Immigrants Landing at Ellis Island Public domain photograph - immigration to the United States, immigrants, Ellis Island, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Norwegian woman. - Public domain dedication image

Norwegian woman. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418040. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Notes: Formerly titled 'Swedish woman;' costume is from the west coast of Norway.. .Source: William Williams paper... More

Romanian woman. - Public domain dedication image

Romanian woman. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418028. 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 arriving in New York from Ellis Island

Immigrants arriving in New York from Ellis Island

Immigrants arriving in New York from Ellis Island, 1913 Public domain photograph - immigration to the United States, immigrants, Ellis Island, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Immigrants arriving in New York from Ellis Island

Immigrants arriving in New York from Ellis Island

Immigrants arriving in New York from Ellis Island Public domain photograph - immigration to the United States, immigrants, Ellis Island, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Danish man. - Public domain dedication image

Danish man. - Public domain dedication image

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

Greek soldier. - Public domain dedication image

Greek soldier. - Public domain dedication image

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

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York County, NY

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

Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restriction... More

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York County, NY

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

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Alsace-Lorraine girl - Public domain dedication image

Alsace-Lorraine girl - Public domain dedication image

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

Algerian man - Public domain dedication image

Algerian man - Public domain dedication image

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

Romanian piper - Public domain dedication image

Romanian piper - Public domain dedication image

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

An Albanian woman wearing her native costume

An Albanian woman wearing her native costume

An Albanian woman wearing her native costume, photographed at Ellis Island, NY.

Immigrants at Ellis Island - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Immigrants at Ellis Island - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a group of people, 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Detention pen--on roof of main building, Ellis Island, where emigrants held for deportation may go in fine weather

Detention pen--on roof of main building, Ellis Island, where emigrants...

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

The Battery, New York - outside of barge office - landing of the emigrant passed from the ferry-boat which brings them from Ellis Island to the Battery

The Battery, New York - outside of barge office - landing of the emigr...

Illus. in: Quarantine sketches. The Maltine Company, [1902], [p. 23]. Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Immigrants from "Prinzess Irene" going to Ellis Island

Immigrants from "Prinzess Irene" going to Ellis Island

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

Immigrants leaving for New York from Ellis Island

Immigrants leaving for New York from Ellis Island

Immigrants leaving for New York from Ellis Island Public domain photograph - immigration to the United States, immigrants, Ellis Island, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Guadeloupean woman.

Guadeloupean woman.

Picryl description: Public domain historic document related to New York State, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Dutch woman. - Public domain portrait photograph

Dutch woman. - Public domain portrait photograph

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

Romanian shepherd. - Public domain dedication image

Romanian shepherd. - Public domain dedication image

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

Greek woman. - Public domain dedication image

Greek woman. - Public domain dedication image

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

Rev. Joseph Vasilon, Greek-Orthodox priest.

Rev. Joseph Vasilon, Greek-Orthodox priest.

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

Hindoo boy. - Public domain dedication image

Hindoo boy. - Public domain dedication image

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

Serbian Gypsies. - Public domain dedication image

Serbian Gypsies. - Public domain dedication image

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Immigrants at Ellis Island, New York

Immigrants at Ellis Island, New York

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage New York postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Immigrants seated on long benches, Main Hall, U.S. Immigration Station

Immigrants seated on long benches, Main Hall, U.S. Immigration Station

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

Ellis Island, Main Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, Main Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York Count...

Significance: Having served as the entrance to the United States at the nation's largest port for over seventy percent of immigrants entering this country from 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island is the most important i... More

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, Johnson Avenue at Hudson River, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, Johnson Av...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gypsy family - Public domain dedication image

Gypsy family - Public domain dedication image

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Hindoo boy - Public domain dedication image

Hindoo boy - Public domain dedication image

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

Peinture : arrivée d'une famille asiatique en Égypte (Beni Haçen -- XIIe. dynastie)

Peinture : arrivée d'une famille asiatique en Égypte (Beni Haçen -- XI...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Catilda Downs; Barbados passport 2

Catilda Downs; Barbados passport 2

Public domain scan of a document related to American history, Colonial period, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Danish man. - Public domain dedication image

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

Alsace-Lorraine girl. - Public domain dedication image

Alsace-Lorraine girl. - Public domain dedication image

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Russian Cossacks. - Public domain dedication image

Russian Cossacks. - Public domain dedication image

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

[Russian Cossacks.] - Public domain dedication image

[Russian Cossacks.] - Public domain dedication image

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ruthenian woman. - Public domain dedication image

Ruthenian woman. - Public domain dedication image

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Three Dutch women.] - Public domain dedication image

[Three Dutch women.] - Public domain dedication image

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Russian Cossacks - Public domain dedication image

Russian Cossacks - Public domain dedication image

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

Laplander - Public domain dedication image

Laplander - Public domain dedication image

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

Algerian man - Public domain dedication image

Algerian man - Public domain dedication image

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

The Irish discovery - Public domain sheet music scan
Map[s] to accompany report "The foreign immigrant in New York City" / prepared by Kate Holladay Claghorn.

Map[s] to accompany report "The foreign immigrant in New York City" / ...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Ireland A! Gra Ma Chree - Public domain sheet music scan
Map[s] to accompany report "The foreign immigrant in New York City" / prepared by Kate Holladay Claghorn.

Map[s] to accompany report "The foreign immigrant in New York City" / ...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

How can they tell that oi'm Irish
Ireland A! Gra Ma Chree - Public domain sheet music scan
Immigrants seated on long benches, Main Hall, U.S. Immigration Station.

Immigrants seated on long benches, Main Hall, U.S. Immigration Station...

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

The Irish discovery - Public domain sheet music scan
Tim Reilly - Public domain sheet music scan
Some day I'll go back - Public domain sheet music scan
Ching a ling a loo - love song - Public domain sheet music scan
The Irish discovery - Public domain sheet music scan
Ching a ling a loo - love song - Public domain sheet music scan
Nothing's too good for the Irish
Ching a ling a loo - love song - Public domain sheet music scan
Dutch woman. - Public domain dedication image

Dutch woman. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418051. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. [ca. 1906-1914]. .Notes: Identified as 'Protestant woman from Zuid-Beveland, province of Zeeland, The Netherlands' in Peter Mesenhol... More

Algerian man. - Public domain dedication image

Algerian man. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 418036. 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

Ellis Island - Romanian piper New York

Ellis Island - Romanian piper New York

Romanian piper, Ellis Island, by Augustus Francis Sherman Public domain photograph - immigration to the United States, immigrants, Ellis Island, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dutch children. - Public domain dedication image

Dutch children. - Public domain dedication image

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The Irish discovery - Public domain sheet music scan
Nothing's too good for the Irish
Come back to Erin's the song I love best, or The song my mother used to sing
How can they tell that oi'm Irish
Come back to Erin's the song I love best, or The song my mother used to sing
The Irish discovery - Public domain sheet music scan
The Irish discovery - Public domain sheet music scan
The Irish discovery - Public domain sheet music scan
Immigrants waiting in line for processing by Immigration Bureau officials.

Immigrants waiting in line for processing by Immigration Bureau offici...

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

Nothing's too good for the Irish
How can they tell that oi'm Irish
I got another man to change my name (Swedish dialect song)
Àl là gà zam - Public domain sheet music scan
How can they tell that oi'm Irish
The Irish discovery - Public domain sheet music scan
Nothing's too good for the Irish
Dutch children. - Public domain dedication image

Dutch children. - Public domain dedication image

Digital ID: 1206545. Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis) -- Photographer. .Notes: Identified in Peter Mesenholler 'Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920' (c1905) p.86: Dutch siblings from t... More

Betrayed With A Smile. - A drawing of a man and a woman with a child

Betrayed With A Smile. - A drawing of a man and a woman with a child

Public domain scan of artwork related to technological or industrial history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Petition to the City of Savannah.

Petition to the City of Savannah.

Public domain scan of a manuscript related to African American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Tim Reilly - Public domain sheet music scan
Ching a ling a loo - love song - Public domain sheet music scan
Immigrants being registered at one end of the Main Hall, U. S. Immigration Station

Immigrants being registered at one end of the Main Hall, U. S. Immigra...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Àl là gà zam - Public domain sheet music scan
I got another man to change my name (Swedish dialect song)
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