Today's online field trip takes us to Ellis Island, which served as the portal to almost all American immigrants arriving between 1892 and 1954. Although some were turned away, 98 percent of those examined at Ellis Island were allowed into the country. In
Under the leadership of Lee Iacocca, the nonprofit Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation restored the Ellis Island Main Building and created the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.
"Immigrants sailed to America in hopes of carving out new destinies for themselves.
"As you move through this online exhibit, you'll experience Ellis Island as one of the over twelve million people who landed here, seeking to pass through this gateway to a life where hope replaced fear.
Following years of ownership disputes between the state of New York and the Ellis family, the federal government purchased Ellis Island on June 8, 1808.
The California Museum of Photography presents this collection of twenty-four stereoscopic Ellis Island photographs from the early 1900's.
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