. Scenes of modern New York . IMMIGRANT STATION. These fine buildings of brick, stone and terra cotta are located on Ellis Island, a small island between the Liberty Statue and theCommunipaw shore. Here thousands of immigrants are received daily and passed into the United States. All steerage passengers are transferred from thesteamers in which they arrive, and before they can land, must be examined as to their eligibility as citizens and be fully recorded. The Government never ceases toprotect the immigrant until he is prepared to face the new conditions. Over 11,000,000 immigrants have enter
. Scenes of modern New York . IMMIGRANT STATION. These fine buildings of brick, stone and terra cotta are located on Ellis Island, a small island between the Liberty Statue and theCommunipaw shore. Here thousands of immigrants are received daily and passed into the United States. All steerage passengers are transferred from thesteamers in which they arrive, and before they can land, must be examined as to their eligibility as citizens and be fully recorded. The Government never ceases toprotect the immigrant until he is prepared to face the new conditions. Over 11,000,000 immigrants have entered the port of New York since 1880, and the annualaverage is about 600,000.
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