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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ellis Island. New York Harbour. United States Immigration Station. The Gateway to America |
| Author | Cassiers, Henri; Watelet, Paul; Magowan, D T |
| Date | 1925 |
| Document Type | Postcard |
| Reference | RSL.2013.012.012.01-15 |
| Library / Archive | Red Star Line Museum, Antwerp |
| Description | Alongside an illustration of the star-spangled banner, there are views of the ‘Capitol of United States, Washington DC’; ‘US Immigration station, Ellis Island, New York, Administration building’; ‘US Immigration station, Ellis Island, New York, Aeroplane view’; ‘US Immigration station, Ellis Island, New York, Transfer steamer’; ‘US Immigration station, Ellis Island, New York, Aliens entering buildings for examination’; ‘US Immigration station, Ellis Island, New York, Aliens appearing before immigrant inspectors’; ‘US Immigration station, Ellis Island, New York, Board of special inquiry’; ‘US Immigration station, Ellis Island, New York, Railroad ticket room’; ‘US Immigration station, Ellis Island, New York, Railroad waiting room’; ‘US Immigration station, Ellis Island, New York, Dining room’; ‘US Immigration station, Ellis Island, New York, Dormitories’ and ‘US Immigration station, Ellis Island, New York, Kindergarten'. |
| Series Description | The Red Star Line Museum Collection consists of ephemera, objects, and items documenting the lives and everyday experiences of it's passengers travelling to America from 1873-1934. |
| Theme(s) | Ships and Shipping Lines; Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences |
| Country (from) | Belgium |
| Country (to) | United States of America |
| Places | Ellis Island, New York, United States |
| Ports | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian; European |
| People | Barnum, P T; Lind, Jenny |
| Keywords | Castle Garden, shipping, cityscape, immigration, immigrant, regulation, memorial, government, art, administration, steamboat, luggage, alien, ticket, railroad, transport, children, family, women, furniture, health and sickness |
| Language | German; English |
| Copyright | Red Star Line Museum, Antwerp |
