Immigrant Collection (#7)

Chinese labourers working on a trestle bridge on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada
PNP246760 Chinese labourers working on a trestle bridge on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains, 1867 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Street market in Mulberry Street, Lower East Side, New York City, 1906 (b / w photo)
PNP256707 Street market in Mulberry Street, Lower East Side, New York City, 1906 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

A migrant Polish family at Ellis Island, New York, 1910 (b / w photo)
PNP256607 A migrant Polish family at Ellis Island, New York, 1910 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Johnny Appleseed (1774-1847) (coloured engraving)
PNP246254 Johnny Appleseed (1774-1847) (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The sod homestead of the Barnes Family, Custer County, Nebraska, 1887 (b / w photo)
PNP246245 The sod homestead of the Barnes Family, Custer County, Nebraska, 1887 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Outward Bound, The Quay of Dublin, engraved by T. H. Maguire
NYH189006 Outward Bound, The Quay of Dublin, engraved by T.H. Maguire, 1854 (colour litho) (see 189921) by Nicol, J (19th century) (after); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

We are out in the ocean sailing to our home beyond the deep... (w / c on paper)
BOU203127 We are out in the ocean sailing to our home beyond the deep... (w/c on paper) by Absolon, John (1815-95); 67.3x106.7 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English

Algerian worker after the retreat of the Germans, Noyon, Oise, France, 1917 (autochrome)
GBW451456 Algerian worker after the retreat of the Germans, Noyon, Oise, France, 1917 (autochrome) by Cuville, Fernand (1887-1927); eGalerie Bilderwelt; French, out of copyright

In the Land of Promise, Castle Garden, 1884 (oil on wood panel)
496987 In the Land of Promise, Castle Garden, 1884 (oil on wood panel) by Ulrich, Charles Frederic (1858-1908); 72.1x91.4 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Thomas West arrives at Jamestown in 1610 (colour litho)
PNP377414 Thomas West arrives at Jamestown in 1610 (colour litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas West, 3rd Baron de La Warr (1577-1618)

Across the Continent, Westward the Course of Empire takes its way
NBY332248 Across the Continent, Westward the Course of Empire takes its way, 1868 (colour litho) by Palmer, Frances Flora Bond (Fanny) (c.1812-76) (after); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Portrait of Mme de Brayer or the Polish Exile, 1858 by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)
5642207 Portrait of Mme de Brayer or the Polish Exile, 1858 by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 91x72 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Mountain milk maids in Colorado, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
5052503 Mountain milk maids in Colorado, c.1900 (b/w photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Gold Fever in South Dakota, 1889 (b / w photo)
5042934 Gold Fever in South Dakota, 1889 (b/w photo) by Grabill, John C. H. (fl. late 19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prospectors on their way to new gold field); American

The Bay and Harbour of New York (oil on canvas)
MNY87953 The Bay and Harbour of New York (oil on canvas) by Waugh, Samuel Bell (1814-85); Museum of the City of New York, USA; eMuseum of the City of New York; American, out of copyright

Westward Ho (oil on canvas)
PHD29060 Westward Ho (oil on canvas) by Beard, James Henry (1812-93); Kennedy Galleries, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Self-Portrait of John Lewis Krimmel with Susannah Krimmel and Her Children
5911988 Self-Portrait of John Lewis Krimmel with Susannah Krimmel and Her Children, 1809-10 (oil on canvas) by Krimmel, Johann Ludwig (John Lewis) (1787-1821)

Chinese Emigration to America (engraving)
816392 Chinese Emigration to America (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese Emigration to America: Sketch on Board the Steam Ship Alaska)

Residence of Andrew Carnegie, New York, c. 1903 (b / w photo)
779100 Residence of Andrew Carnegie, New York, c.1903 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) Scottish-American industrialist

The Pioneers Home on the Western Frontier, pub. 1867, Currier & Ives (colour litho)
3471088 The Pioneers Home on the Western Frontier, pub. 1867, Currier & Ives (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

The Danger Run By 900 Italians Returning To Their Homeland On Board The City Of Turin (colour litho)
2798218 The Danger Run By 900 Italians Returning To Their Homeland On Board The City Of Turin (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Chinese in California - El vestuario del Royal-Theatre (engraving)
729453 The Chinese in California - El vestuario del Royal-Theatre (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Emigrants (oil on canvas)
702939 Emigrants (oil on canvas) by Tommasi, Adolfo (1851-1933); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Sad Departure From GenoThe Sad Departure From Genoa Of Farmers From Upper Italy Emigrating To America
2798495 The Sad Departure From GenoThe Sad Departure From Genoa Of Farmers From Upper Italy Emigrating To America. Illustration for La Domenica del Corriere

Friderich Karl Franz Hecker (1811-81) Arriving in America, after 1848 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT206518 Friderich Karl Franz Hecker (1811-81) Arriving in America, after 1848 (litho) (b/w photo) by German School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Hay-tedder farming machine, c. 1880 (coloured engraving)
PNP246239 Hay-tedder farming machine, c.1880 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

American Pioneer, Clear Creek, Kansas, 1867 (b / w photo)
PNP246240 American Pioneer, Clear Creek, Kansas, 1867 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Charles Crocker (1822-88) and his Chinese workforce constructing the Central Pacific
PNP246764 Charles Crocker (1822-88) and his Chinese workforce constructing the Central Pacific Railroad, completed 1869 (colour litho) by American School

German immigrants in New York City, c. 1870 (engraving)
PNP256702 German immigrants in New York City, c.1870 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Immigrants looking for work in New York City, c. 1910 (b / w photo)
PNP256705 Immigrants looking for work in New York City, c.1910 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Rev. Norman McLeod (b / w photo)
WPU260787 Rev. Norman McLeod (b/w photo) by New Zealander Photographer (19th century); Waipu Museum, Northland, New Zealand; (add.info)

Circassian immigrant, Turkey (engraving)
962250 Circassian immigrant, Turkey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circassian immigrant, Turkey)

A young Polish spinner in the Quidwick Co. Mill. Anthony, R. I 1909 (photo)
685152 A young Polish spinner in the Quidwick Co. Mill. Anthony, R. I 1909 (photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); (add.info.: One of the young spinners in the Quidwick Co. Mill. Anthony, R. I)

Young Russian Jewess, Ellis Island, 1905 (gelatin silver print)
492502 Young Russian Jewess, Ellis Island, 1905 (gelatin silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: printed posthumously); Photo eChristies Images; American

Homeward Bound, The Quay of New York, engraved by T. H. Maguire
NYH189921 Homeward Bound, The Quay of New York, engraved by T.H. Maguire, 1854 (colour litho) (see 189006) by Nicol, J (19th century) (after); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Hydraulic mining, Rockerville, 1889 (b / w photo)
5042937 Hydraulic mining, Rockerville, 1889 (b/w photo) by Grabill, John C. H. (fl. late 19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The Emigrant Ship, 1880s (oil on canvas)
1128708 The Emigrant Ship, 1880s (oil on canvas) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1896); 104x176 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; eBradford Museums & Galleries; English

Lockport, Erie Canal (engraving)
3088633 Lockport, Erie Canal (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Kinkasa, 11 years of age, Nkanza, 8 years of age, Llnagollen, Wales, 1886 (albumen print)
622856 Kinkasa, 11 years of age, Nkanza, 8 years of age, Llnagollen, Wales, 1886 (albumen print) by Lettsome & Sons (fl.1886); 9.7x5.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Two boys from the Congo Training Institute for African Students, Llnagollen, Wales
622855 Two boys from the Congo Training Institute for African Students, Llnagollen, Wales, 1886 (albumen print) by Lettsome & Sons (fl.1886); 9.2x5.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Lost Greenhorn (oil on canvas)
CH377946 The Lost Greenhorn (oil on canvas) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Political assassinations, taking the consequences, from Harpers Weekly
NYL411242 Political assassinations, taking the consequences, from Harpers Weekly, 1882 (litho) by American School, (19th century); New York Public Library, USA; American, out of copyright

Worker from Indochina on the Western Front, Soissons, Aisne, France, 1917 (autochrome)
GBW451457 Worker from Indochina on the Western Front, Soissons, Aisne, France, 1917 (autochrome) by Cuville, Fernand (1887-1927); (add.info)

A group of young Greek women and children harvesting tea, Chakva, Russian Empire
698948 A group of young Greek women and children harvesting tea, Chakva, Russian Empire, between 1905 and 1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Russian

A young Ben arrives in Philadelphia, poor and hungry, with bread under his arm
PNP377449 A young Ben arrives in Philadelphia, poor and hungry, with bread under his arm (oil on canvas) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)

Italian mother and baby in New York City, c. 1898 (b / w photo)
PNP256709 Italian mother and baby in New York City, c.1898 (b/w photo) by Riis, Jacob August (1849-1914); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Immigrants on Mulberry Street, Lower East Side, New York City, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
PNP256706 Immigrants on Mulberry Street, Lower East Side, New York City, c.1900 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

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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.