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Ellis Island
Click on the links below to go to the Flickr page for each photograph.
 | Flickr | When I arrived in America... |
 | Flickr | our ship stopped at Ellis Island. |
 | Flickr | We had to wait in long lines. |
 | Flickr | The big hall was very crowded. |
 | Flickr | I saw babies from Holland. |
 | Flickr | I saw an old man from Greece. |
 | Flickr | There was a little girl from Sweden, |
 | Flickr | and three sisters from Guadeloupe. |
 | Flickr | There were so many languages as we shared a meal! |
 | Flickr | Mothers and their children waited. |
 | Flickr | Whole families waited. |
 | Flickr | She told me her brothers would meet her. |
 | Flickr | She was looking forward to a reunion, too. |
 | Flickr | We all faced the health inspectors. |
 | Flickr | His tattoos were a bit shocking! |
 | Flickr | When we came to America... |
 | Flickr | we came with hope. |
 | Flickr | We came for work. |
 | Flickr | We brought our stories. |
 | Flickr | We brought our skills. |
 | Flickr | We remembered our old homes. |
 | Flickr | We were curious about our new home. |
 | Flickr | When we came to America... |
 | Flickr | we played music to remind us of old days. |
 | Flickr | We danced to celebrate new beginnings. |
 | Flickr | We came alone. |
 | Flickr | We came in families. |
 | Flickr | We came to Ellis Island... |
 | Flickr | when we arrived in America. |
 | Flickr | The photos in this book are from the New York Public Library. |