Immigrant Collection (#2)

Ready to return for Balkan War, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Ready to return for Balkan War, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912.

German Doctors at Ellis Island, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
German Doctors at Ellis Island, 1912.

Boarding the MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Boarding the MADONNA, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912.

Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912.

Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912.

Here and Now #5
Tal Paz-Fridman

Here and Now #2
Tal Paz-Fridman

German settlement in 19th century America. (print)
7419899 German settlement in 19th century America. (print); (add.info.: A German settlement in 19th century America. After a work by F); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

American Immigration (litho)
8652471 American Immigration (litho) by Bartholomew, John George (1860-1920) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Immigration)

Portrait of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
3521093 Portrait of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1771-1820)

IMMIGRATION USA We look for a million-man: very good salary, c.1885 (woodcut)
2967620 IMMIGRATION USA We look for a million-man: very good salary, c.1885 (woodcut); (add.info.: IMMIGRATION USA We look for a million-man)

The destruction of the American emigrant ship Ocean Monarch on August 24, 1848
MMM5483562 The destruction of the American emigrant ship Ocean Monarch on August 24, 1848; National Maritime Museum, London

Ice supplier, Little Italy, Clerkenwell, London (b/w photo)
8676178 Ice supplier, Little Italy, Clerkenwell, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ice supplier, Little Italy, Clerkenwell, London)

The Immigration of the Maya (litho)
8661417 The Immigration of the Maya (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Immigration of the Maya)

The Russian Emigres, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
1197487 The Russian Emigres, c. 1900 (oil on canvas) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); 92.7x73.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Carl Schurz, with autograph
NWI4950832 Carl Schurz, with autograph.; (add.info.: Carl Schurz, with autograph.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Burning of the Ocean Monarch, emigrant ship, 24 Aug 1848, 19th century (watercolour)
7341843 Burning of the Ocean Monarch, emigrant ship, 24 Aug 1848, 19th century (watercolour) by D'Orleans, Francois (1818-1900), Prince de Joinville; 16.7x35.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

Immigrants Being Processed for entry into the United States at Ellis Island 1907-15 (b/w photo)
679287 Immigrants Being Processed for entry into the United States at Ellis Island 1907-15 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Immigrants Being Processed for entry into the United States at Ellis Island)

New York health officers vaccinating immigrants against smallpox (print)
7419923 New York health officers vaccinating immigrants against smallpox (print); (add.info.: New York City health officers vaccinating Russian)

Departure of a group of Italian emigrant peasants, waiting in the port of Genoa, for the United States
FGL5482175 Departure of a group of Italian emigrant peasants, waiting in the port of Genoa, for the United States. Illustration of Achilles Beltrame from " La Domenica del Corriere "

Jewish immigrant settlers at Rishon Le Zion, Palestine
3739605 Jewish immigrant settlers at Rishon Le Zion, Palestine; (add.info.: Jewish immigrant settlers at Rishon Le Zion, Palestine (Israel) circa 1907

Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin, with his autograph
NWI4950910 Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin, with his autograph.; (add.info.: Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin, with his autograph.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

the Neapolitan shoe shiners at work in Marseille, 1909 (postcard)
PCT4716129 the Neapolitan shoe shiners at work in Marseille, 1909 (postcard); (add.info.: Italian immigration to France: the Neapolitan shoe shiners at work in Marseille at the beginning of the 20th)

Immigrants in New York, 1870's
7177120 Immigrants in New York, 1870's.; Private Collection; (add.info.: A newly arrived European immigrant and his family carrying all their belongings walk through the streets of New York)

Chinese immigrant prospectors camp in the California Gold Rush, 1850s
NWI4712517 Chinese immigrant prospectors camp in the California Gold Rush, 1850s.; (add.info.: Chinese immigrant prospectors camp in the California Gold Rush, 1850s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

In the art pen at Ellis Island, 1908 (engraving)
1579917 In the art pen at Ellis Island, 1908 (engraving); (add.info.: Lawrence, Gainsborough, D. Teniers, Rubens, Raphael, Da Vinci, Titian, Durer, Velasquez, Van Dyke)

Newly arrived immigrants in London, England, late 19th century. From Living London, published c.1901
3039830 Newly arrived immigrants in London, England, late 19th century. From Living London, published c.1901; Private Collection

Italian emigrants on the deck of a boat in Le Havre, France, late 19th - early 20th century (b/w photo)
PCT5618246 Italian emigrants on the deck of a boat in Le Havre, France, late 19th - early 20th century (b/w photo); (add.info)

A young Italian emigrant on the dock in the port of Le Havre, France, late 19th - early 20th century (b/w photo)
PCT5618249 A young Italian emigrant on the dock in the port of Le Havre, France, late 19th - early 20th century (b/w photo); (add.info)

Irish (in tall hats), c.1900 (lithograph)
2603726 Irish (in tall hats), c.1900 (lithograph); (add.info.: Irish (in tall hats) and European immigrant families arriving in New York harbour

Immigrant children arriving in Ellis Island, New York, c.1910 (b/w photo)
2625247 Immigrant children arriving in Ellis Island, New York, c.1910 (b/w photo); Universal History Archive/UIG

Bruno Zirato, Caruso & wife, Mrs. J. S. Keith, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Bruno Zirato, Caruso & wife, Mrs. J. S. Keith, between c1915 and c1920

Italian emigrants in front of the Modane train station (Savoie), 1904 (b/w photo)
PCT5618242 Italian emigrants in front of the Modane train station (Savoie), 1904 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Italian immigration in France at the beginning of the twentieth century - Emigration)

Italian at Ellis Island. Creator: Lewis Wickes Hine
Italian at Ellis Island

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Aspects imprevus de la campage Francaise: les indo-chinois aux champs, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Aspects imprevus de la campage Francaise: les indo-chinois aux champs; La moisson du mais-fourrage, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Aspects imprevus de la campage Francaise: les indo-chinois aux champs, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Aspects imprevus de la campage Francaise: les indo-chinois aux champs; L'arrachage mecanique des pommes de terre, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Street scene, possibly in Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Street scene, possibly in Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1942

Caltilda Downes: Barbados Passport, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Caltilda Downes: Barbados Passport, 1917. Stamped by the British Consulate General in Panama

America First poster, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. America First poster, between 1911 and 1920
America First poster, between 1911 and 1920. Uncle Sam shaking a European immigrant by the hand, with text in multiple languages including Italian, Polish, Hebrew, Czech

Group of emigrants (women and children) from eastern Europe on deck of the S.S. Amsterdam, 1899

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"Journeying Across Oceans: The Resilient Spirit of Immigrants" From the Jamaicans on board the Empire Windrush to Jewish children in the East End of London, immigrants have woven a rich tapestry of diversity and hope throughout history. They embarked on uncertain voyages, seeking new opportunities and dreams beyond their homelands. In 1869, Thomas Nast's Thanksgiving cartoon depicted Uncle Sam's inclusive dinner table, symbolizing America as a land that welcomed all. Ellis Island became an iconic gateway for millions of immigrants in the early 20th century, as captured by oil-painted photographs from around 1920. The MV Empire Windrush stands tall as a symbol of post-war immigration from the Caribbean to Britain. It carried those who sought better lives and contributed significantly to their adopted country's growth and culture. Steerage passengers braved treacherous journeys across oceans in the 1800s, fueled by determination and resilience. Joseph Keppler's pro-immigration cartoon from 1880 advocated for unrestricted immigration, highlighting America's foundation built upon diverse backgrounds. Even Australia embraced immigrants with open arms; an antique map showcases vignettes depicting its multicultural heritage alongside a kangaroo sleeping beneath its flag. Meanwhile, Ellis Island witnessed countless stories like that of a Ruthenian woman in 1906 – her portrait capturing both strength and vulnerability. Chinese immigrants played pivotal roles in constructing the transcontinental railroad - their hard work shaping America's infrastructure while facing immense challenges along the way. Through these glimpses into history, we honor those who left behind familiar shores to forge new paths filled with hopes and aspirations. Their legacies endure within our societies today – reminding us that unity lies not just within borders but also through embracing one another as fellow human beings.