Title

Immigrants to the USA landing at Ellis Island, New York, c1900. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Immigrants to the USA landing at Ellis Island, New York, c1900. They head for the processing centre, each carrying a paper with an entry number which they hope will soon be traded for a visa. Ellis Island served as the main immigration point for the US from 1892-1943, processing some 20 million immigrants. (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1900

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D14_093

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,0Mb (2,6Mb) / 13,1in x 8,9in / 3921 x 2677 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel people New York City country hope color colour immigration luggage location century arrival optimism concept Ellis Island arriving new york state optimistic immigrant colourised United States of America United States 1900s 20th century belongings American America USA The Print Collector TGN photograph Unknown colorised photograph