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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  • Source: DNALC.DNAi

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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.

  • ID: 15794
  • Source: DNAi

11454. Immigrant family at Ellis Island

Immigrant family at Ellis Island

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  • Source: EA

11461. Immigrant family, with tags, at Ellis Island

Immigrant family, with tags, at Ellis Island

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  • Source: EA

11460. Russian immigrants at Ellis Island

Russian immigrants at Ellis Island

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11462. Doctor examining alien immigrants at Ellis Island

Doctor examining alien immigrants at Ellis Island

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  • Source: EA

11484. Eastern European immigrant at Ellis Island (Photograph by Augustus Sherman)

Eastern European immigrant at Ellis Island (Photograph by Augustus Sherman)

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  • Source: EA

11457. Immigrants in steerage (lower) on board steamship arriving at Ellis Island

Immigrants in steerage (lower) on board steamship arriving at Ellis Island

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  • Source: EA

11458. Immigrants being processed in the Great Hall at Ellis Island

Immigrants being processed in the Great Hall at Ellis Island

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  • Source: EA

11466. Doctor examining eyes of immigrant woman at Ellis Island

Doctor examining eyes of immigrant woman at Ellis Island

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  • Source: EA

11486. European immigrant at Ellis Island (Photograph by Augustus Sherman)

European immigrant at Ellis Island (Photograph by Augustus Sherman)

  • ID: 11486
  • Source: EA