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Immigrants Outside a Building on Ellis Island

  • ca. 1900

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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 began their new lives in America at the Immigration Processing Station, Ellis Island.

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

National Archives Identifier: 595650

Full Citation: 90-G-125-9; Photograph of Immigrants Outside a Building on Ellis Island; ca. 1900; 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-outside-ellis-island/, January 31, 2026]

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