The History Project - University of California, Davis
Notes about this image:Immigrants penned up by nationality on Ellis Island. On an average day, 4000 newcomers were processed, but 3000 of them had to stay overnight. c. 1910.
Citation:Copyright holder unknown. Edwin Levick photo. New York Public Library, 1211 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. In Eds. of Time-Life Books, This Fabulous Century, 1900-1910, 1970, pp. 74-5. 8.12.5
Standard:8.12-5.00 the location and effects of urbanization, renewed immigration, and industrialization (e.g., effects on social fabric of cities, wealth and economic opportunity, and the conservation movement)

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