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Nypl Digital Gallery: Ellis Island Photographs
A collection of photographs relating to Ellis Island and immigration into America. Includes individual portraits and the Ellis Island facility.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Ellis Island's First Immigrant
A young girl from Ireland was the first immigrant to come through Ellis Island. What was it like for her and those who came after her? Use this site to find out.
Harvard University
Harvard Univ. Library: Book of Instructions for Medical Inspection of Immigrants
This fascinating book from the Harvard University Library lays out the instructions for examining immigrants who entered the United States by way of Ellis Island. The book was published in 1903 per the instructions of the Surgeon-General.
Other
Nypl Digital Gallery
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Lets Net: Immigration Explorations
Students will take a virtual tour of the Ellis Island Museum and peruse some other websites in this fun activity. From the information they obtain, they will conduct group discussions and record their findings in chart form.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Immigration Lesson Plan
This lesson helps students compare and contrast the stories of immigrants from decades ago to those of recent immigrants. It also compares the differences between immigrants' experiences at Ellis Island and Angel Island.
Curated OER
Immigrant Station, Ellis
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
Curated OER
Immigrants Undergoing Med
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
Curated OER
Immigrants Waiting in Lin
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus
This poem is currently engraved on a bronze plaque and displayed on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal. The statue stands across from the historic Ellis Island, through which millions of immigrants came into the U.S. in the late 1800s and...