Eisenbahn bureau
After processing at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, immigrants were able to buy railroad (eisenbahn) tickets to destinations throughout the United States
Gazing out onto the land of freedom
Immigrants anticipate their arrival on a ferryboat near Ellis Island, the major east coast immigration processing center from 1892 until 1924. An estimated 20 million...
Immigrants landing at Ellis Island
After long and uncomfortable voyages, immigrants of all ages and nationalities poured through Ellis Island, the immigration processing center at the Port of New York....
Immigrants sitting outside of a building
This undated photograph captures a group of immigrants outside a building on Ellis Island. The Immigration Station at Ellis Island in New York Harbor was the major...
Immigrants waiting
In this undated photo, immigrants stand outside of a building on Ellis Island at the Port of New York. Between 1892 and 1924, an estimated 20 million individuals...
Immigrants with their possessions
This unidentified group of immigrants passed through Ellis Island at the Port of New York carrying their possessions on their backs. Ellis Island was the major...
Liberty from the air
In the center of this aerial photograph of the New York Harbor, taken on August 19, 1944, is Bedloe's Island, now called Liberty Island and the home of the Statue of...