A look inside Ellis Island during its heyday
The famous "Gateway to America" opened more than 130 years ago on New Year's Day. What was it like for the more than 12 ...
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Immigration and Deportation at Ellis Island
more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known. But Ellis was also a place ...
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Morning Five: Ellis Island
On New Year's Day in 1892, the Ellis Island Immigration Station in New York formally opened, processing nearly 700 immigrants ...
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The Ellis Island Museum Is Revitalizing the Story of American Immigration
Ellis Island became the nation’s primary federal immigration station when it opened on January 1, 1892. After World War I, the U.S. imposed strict immigration quotas, which decreased the number ...
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ELLIS ISLAND COMMISSIONER WILL SPEAK ON IMMIGRATION
The Honorable Frederick A. Wallin, former Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island, will speak this evening in Sanders Theatre at 8 o'clock on "Immigration and Americanization." Mr. Wallis ...
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Immigration and Deportation at Ellis Island
more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known. But Ellis was also a place ...