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Historic Castle Garden, Barge Office, and Ellis Island Postcards and Photographs

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This collection of Ellis Island vintage postcards and historical photgraphs illustrate some of what new immigrants experienced as they immigrated to the United States. Most of these images date from about 1905 to the early 1920's.

The History of Immigration to America: Castle Garden, Barge Office, Ellis Island

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Birdseye view of Lower Manhattan	Battery and Castle Garden seen from harbor	Castle Garden	Castle Garden
Immigrants at Battery Park	Old Castle Garden	Old Castle Garden	Barge Office photo
Barge Office	Hospital - Quarantine	Landing at Ellis Island	Arriving at Ellis Island
Immigrants Waiting	Just Arrived	Immigrants in Pens	Doctors Exam
Detention Pen	Undesireable Immigrants	Harbor from the Battery	Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island from Aeroplane	Aeroplane View	Administration Building view A	Administration Building view B
Administration Building view C	Administration Building view D	Administration Building view E	Administration Building view F
Administration Building view G	Administration Building view H	Administration Building view I	Administration Building view J
Aliens entering building	Immigrants in sorted groups	Primary Examination	Board of Special Inquiry
Day Quarters	Kindergarten	Dining Room	Dormitory
Railroad Ticket Room	Railroad Waiting Room	Transfer Steamer	At the Gateway to America
Skyline of New York City	Ellis Island Pass	Emmigrants Farewell

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