Historical Portrait
The Statue of Liberty from Ellis Island, U.S. immigration station in New York Harbor, a small boy shows his parents the Statue of Liberty
Archive record
1 photographic print. | Photo shows immigrant family looking at Statue of Liberty from Ellis Island.
About this photograph
The photograph shows an immigrant family on Ellis Island looking toward the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The federal immigration station at Ellis Island had opened in 1892 and processed arrivals throughout the great wave of immigration that brought roughly 20 million people to the United States between 1880 and 1920, most from southern and eastern Europe.
By 1930, when this image was made, that wave had largely ended. The photograph captures a small boy pointing out the statue to his parents, framing one of the iconic views from the island where so many newcomers had their first encounter with American officials and doctors before being allowed entry to the mainland.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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