Feed The Allies!
The newly created United States Food Administration, headed by Herbert Hoover during World War I, regulated the supply, distribution, and conservation of food during...
From Canton to North Platte, Nebraska
Chin Wing Sew, also known as Ping Chin, lawfully entered the United States through San Francisco on April 16, 1924. He was 32 years old, married, and working as a...
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...
He’s arrived!
Mikael Amerikian’s certificate of arrival records his port of entry (New York), his name, the date (June 26, 1921), and his manner of arrival (S.S....
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...