Immigrants Collection (#7)

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

An Italian Family, engraved by Samuel Alken (1756-1815), 1785 (engraving) (pair of 84562)
DEC84561 An Italian Family, engraved by Samuel Alken (1756-1815), 1785 (engraving) (pair of 84562) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); 32.5x44.5 cm; Gerald Coke Handel Collection

The Fugitives, c. 1868 (oil on canvas)
488067 The Fugitives, c.1868 (oil on canvas) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 38.1x68 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund;

Entering a New World, Jewish Refugees from Russia passing the colossal Statue in New York
TPG448235 Entering a New World, Jewish Refugees from Russia passing the colossal Statue in New York Harbour, illustration from The Graphic, Februrary 13 1892 (engraving) by Staniland, Charles J

Mormon wagon train passing though Echo Canyon, east of Salt Lake City
PNP247632 Mormon wagon train passing though Echo Canyon, east of Salt Lake City, Utah (colour litho) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942)

Mormon pioneers pulling handcarts on the long journey to Salt Lake City in 1856
PNP247612 Mormon pioneers pulling handcarts on the long journey to Salt Lake City in 1856 (colour litho) by American School

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

Poster promoting emigration to Canada, 1914 (colour litho)
PNP256717 Poster promoting emigration to Canada, 1914 (colour litho) by Canadian School (20th Century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; Canadian, out of copyright

The crowded deck of an immigrant ship entering New York harbour, c. 1905 (b / w photo)
PNP256611 The crowded deck of an immigrant ship entering New York harbour, c.1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Departure of Captain Sturt, August 1844, from South Australia Illustrated
STC255036 Departure of Captain Sturt, August 1844, from South Australia Illustrated, published 1847 (hand coloured engraving) by Angas

Off For California, 1849 (litho)
1078593 Off For California, 1849 (litho) by Manning (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American, out of copyright

Germans in America (colour litho)
3096827 Germans in America (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Germans in America)

The Happy Latin Quarter (woodcut)
615512 The Happy Latin Quarter (woodcut) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 17.8x22.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Joyeux Quartier Latin); Photo eChristies Images; Swiss

Poster advertising The Living Chinese Family, 1850 (colour litho)
NYH182481 Poster advertising The Living Chinese Family, 1850 (colour litho) by Currier, Nathaniel (1813-88); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Newly Arrived Immigrants in Battery Park (b / w photo)
5215451 Newly Arrived Immigrants in Battery Park (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newly Arrived Immigrants in Battery Park)

Sectional Jimmies and Skeleton Keys taken from Burglars (litho)
6022048 Sectional Jimmies and Skeleton Keys taken from Burglars (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sectional Jimmies and Skeleton Keys taken from Burglars)

A Noted Corner Resort for Chinese Gamblers (litho)
6022028 A Noted Corner Resort for Chinese Gamblers (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Noted Corner Resort for Chinese Gamblers)

Handcuffs (litho)
6022018 Handcuffs (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Handcuffs. Illustration for Darkness and Daylight)

Police Headquarters Building (litho)
6022010 Police Headquarters Building (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Police Headquarters Building)

Early Morning in a Shed Lodging-House in the Rear of Mulberry Street, getting ready for Another Day of Idleness or
6021997 Early Morning in a Shed Lodging-House in the Rear of Mulberry Street, getting ready for Another Day of Idleness or Crime (litho) by American School

A Corner in a Lodging-Shed by Day (litho)
6021991 A Corner in a Lodging-Shed by Day (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Corner in a Lodging-Shed by Day)

Italian Mother and her Sick Child at the Dispensary (litho)
6021956 Italian Mother and her Sick Child at the Dispensary (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian Mother and her Sick Child at the Dispensary)

Winners of the Prize, Poor Children carrying home Growing Plants (litho)
6021953 Winners of the Prize, Poor Children carrying home Growing Plants (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winners of the Prize)

Italian Garbage Women on Mulberry Street (litho)
6021924 Italian Garbage Women on Mulberry Street (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian Garbage Women on Mulberry Street)

Coffee Night at the Water Street Mission, A Weekly Feast for Tramps, Outcasts, and Bums (litho)
6021894 Coffee Night at the Water Street Mission, A Weekly Feast for Tramps, Outcasts, and Bums (litho) by American School

The Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire (litho)
6013129 The Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire)

Giving out free ice in Mulberry Street, New York, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
5052498 Giving out free ice in Mulberry Street, New York, c.1900 (b/w photo) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 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

Immigrants travelling through Canada in a colonist car of the CPR (colour litho)
2810341 Immigrants travelling through Canada in a colonist car of the CPR (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Arrival at Quebec of a party of women immigrants conducted by the Salvation Army (colour litho)
2810339 Arrival at Quebec of a party of women immigrants conducted by the Salvation Army (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Open doors gave us glimpses of domestic serenity, "a living-room in the Governments free hotel
2810333 " Open doors gave us glimpses of domestic serenity, " a living-room in the Governments free hotel... (colour litho) by Copping

Immigrants at New York (engraving)
664040 Immigrants at New York (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Immigrants at New York)

American Republican Town Nominations: "Beware of Foreign Influence", c
696078 American Republican Town Nominations: " Beware of Foreign Influence", c.1845 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 63.3x46.6 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

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)

A womens Americanization class at the Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood, 157 East 94th Street
MNY380872 A womens Americanization class at the Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood, 157 East 94th Street, New York, 1920 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

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

Hester Street, New York City, 1898 (litho)
745267 Hester Street, New York City, 1898 (litho) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

An Unwilling Subject, photographing a Prisoner for the Rogues Gallery at Police Headquarters (litho)
6022053 An Unwilling Subject, photographing a Prisoner for the Rogues Gallery at Police Headquarters (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Unwilling Subject)

Pretzel Sellers (litho)
6022039 Pretzel Sellers (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pretzel Sellers. Illustration for Darkness and Daylight)

A Scaling Ladder (litho)
6022024 A Scaling Ladder (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Scaling Ladder. Illustration for Darkness and Daylight)

Exterior of a Bowery Dime Museum (litho)
6021999 Exterior of a Bowery Dime Museum (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exterior of a Bowery Dime Museum)

"Now I lay me down to sleep, "Bedtime in the Homeless Little Girls Dormitory at the Five Points House of
6021980 " Now I lay me down to sleep, " Bedtime in the Homeless Little Girls Dormitory at the Five Points House of Industry (litho) by American School

An Underground Stale-Beer Dive Late at Night in Mulberry Street Bend (litho)
6021934 An Underground Stale-Beer Dive Late at Night in Mulberry Street Bend (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Their Only Bed, Supperless and Homeless Street Boys sleeping out at Night, A Night Scene in an Alley (litho)
6021900 Their Only Bed, Supperless and Homeless Street Boys sleeping out at Night, A Night Scene in an Alley (litho) by American School

A Typical Tenement-House Back Yard (litho)
6021893 A Typical Tenement-House Back Yard (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Typical Tenement-House Back Yard)

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Journeying across oceans, immigrants have shaped the fabric of our world. From Jamaicans on board the Empire Windrush in 1948 to young North Africans dancing on the Paris Quais, their stories are etched into history. In the East End of London, Jewish children found solace amidst adversity, while Limehouse Chinatown thrived with its vibrant community. The MV Empire Windrush symbolized hope and new beginnings for those seeking a better life. Crossing divides and braving challenges, thirsty trappers rushed towards rivers in search of opportunity in 1837. Coffee houses became meeting grounds where Russian Jews found camaraderie in England's embrace. Little Italy emerged as a bustling neighborhood in New York City, capturing the dreams and aspirations of Italian immigrants around 1890. Even amidst vast landscapes like Canada's backwoods, Sundays were filled with immigrant voices echoing tales from distant lands. Arrivals by German boats brought diverse cultures together under one roof. Immigrants embody resilience and determination as they navigate unfamiliar territories to build brighter futures for themselves and their families. Their contributions enrich societies worldwide, weaving a tapestry that celebrates diversity and cultural exchange. Let us cherish these brave souls who dared to venture beyond borders - their legacy is an enduring testament to human spirit.