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Immigrants on a Ferry Boat Near Ellis Island

  • 1920

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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 individuals began their new lives in America on Ellis Island.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the Public Health Service.

National Archives Identifier: 594479

Full Citation: 90-G-125-6; Photograph of Immigrants on a Ferry Boat Near Ellis Island; 1920; Public Health Service Historical Photograph File, 1880–1943; Records of the Public Health Service, Record Group 90; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/immigrants-ferry-boat-ellis-island/, April 8, 2026]

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