Ellis Island
an island in New York harbor
Immigration Museum
the immigration Building
the immigrants who were processed in this facility
arrived in steerage
(in this German ship called the Zwischendeck)
a photo of quarters in Hamburg,
Germany
to process those who were leaving to America
Italians came from Genoa on a German ship
warning to young women
(not all offers of employment are above board)
the Registry Room
an interrogation desk
scene from an interview day
the eye exam
the examination procedure
model showing the building interior
the main hall
after being inspected they got
their rail tickets
and spread across America
on to Wisconsin to find your own Yonnie Yonson
and to become a citizen
un-restored Hospital Wing
those failing were held in the hospital wing or
returned to the ship to go back to their country of embarkation
the site layout
an Italian saying
painting of the site
showing the former World Trade Towers in the background
as it looks today (July 2004)
the site was later used to imprison
Communists
such as the IWW
The Immigrant Registry Wall
looking toward the statue of Liberty and the Verrazano bridge
