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...
Name? Age? Number of wives?
This manifest contains the names of immigrants who arrived on the S.S. Brasilia from Hamburg, Germany, on January 31, 1899. In addition to standard information...
Oath of allegiance of Mikael Amerikian
Mikael Amerikian swore an oath of allegiance to the United States and renounced his allegiance to the Republic of Turkey on October 6, 1931, in Portland, Maine. This...
Petition for Naturalization for Hiao-Tsiun Ma
Composer and conductor Hiao-Tsiun Ma was born in Ningpo, Chekian, China, on July 11, 1911. He filed this petition for naturalization on October 11, 1972. He had two...
Portrait of an Amerikian
Mikael Amerikian, an ethnic Armenian born in Turkey, petitioned for United States citizenship in Portland, Maine, on July 31, 1931. A survivor of the state-sponsored...
S.S. Acropolis Manifest
This manifest, or passenger list, for the S.S. Acropolis shows foreign nationals coming into the Port of New York from Constantinople, Turkey, on May 24, 1921....
Welcome to America
Taken on January 11, 1900, this photograph shows construction of the main immigrant reception building at Ellis Island, New York.