Immigrant family with numbered tags
During the first two decades of the 20th century, 600,000-1,250,000 immigrants per year entered the country through Ellis Island. (DNAi location: Chronicle > Threat of the Unfit > Threats)
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15794. Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island
The eugenics movement coincided with one of the greatest eras in U.S. immigration. During the first two decades of the 20th century, 600,000-1,250,000 immigrants per year entered the country through Ellis Island.
11454. Immigrant family at Ellis Island
Immigrant family at Ellis Island
11461. Immigrant family, with tags, at Ellis Island
Immigrant family, with tags, at Ellis Island
11460. Russian immigrants at Ellis Island
Russian immigrants at Ellis Island
11458. Immigrants being processed in the Great Hall at Ellis Island
Immigrants being processed in the Great Hall at Ellis Island
11484. Eastern European immigrant at Ellis Island (Photograph by Augustus Sherman)
Eastern European immigrant at Ellis Island (Photograph by Augustus Sherman)
11493. North African immigrant at Ellis Island (Photograph by Augustus Sherman)
North African immigrant at Ellis Island (Photograph by Augustus Sherman)
11457. Immigrants in steerage (lower) on board steamship arriving at Ellis Island
Immigrants in steerage (lower) on board steamship arriving at Ellis Island
11462. Doctor examining alien immigrants at Ellis Island
Doctor examining alien immigrants at Ellis Island
11466. Doctor examining eyes of immigrant woman at Ellis Island
Doctor examining eyes of immigrant woman at Ellis Island