Ellis Island Welcomed Thousands to America—But It Was Also a Detention Center

As many as 12 million people are thought to have first stepped foot in the United States through Ellis Island’s immigration ...

Stunning images show the last original Ellis Island ferry, now transformed into a massive home you can buy for $1.25M

The final voyage of the Yankee Ferry is turning into an elegy. The storied 1907 vessel — the last surviving Ellis Island ...
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Portraits from Ellis Island's Abandoned Immigrant Hospital

Part of JR’s ‘Unframed — Ellis Island’ installation (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) One of New York City’s most haunting ruins has direct views of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan ...
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Ellis Island, New York: Drone views of immigration history

Approach the gateway to the American Dream with this poignant drone journey over Ellis Island in New York Harbor. The flight begins with a sweeping view of the majestic National Museum of Immigration, ...