The Emigrant monument near the Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp, Belgium

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Artist : Carla Kamphuis-Meijer after a drawing by Eugeen Van Mieghem Inauguration date : March 24, 2007 Monument name : The Emigrant Between 1890 and 1930 approx. 3 million people from throughout Europe (including Belgium) sailed with the Red Star Line from Antwerp, Belgium to Ellis Island, New York, USA. This monument was erected at the exact spot where they boarded.

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Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Statue of the Emigrant, Rijnkaai, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Western Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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