• Immigrants awaiting inspection in front of Ellis Island's Main Building

    Ellis Island

    Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument NJ,NY

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Photo Gallery

The story of Ellis Island is the story of people - millions of immigrants - who passed through its halls seeking new opportunities and freedoms. Join us as we tell the story of this place and these people through our photo collections. These images - some historic, some more recent - show us Ellis Island's history, even up to the present-day.

 
  • Legal Inspectors at Ellis Island sat at this desk during Board of Special Inquiry Hearings
    Hearing Room
    4 Photos
  • Hat worn by United States Immigration Service inspectors at Ellis Island.
    Ellis Island Collection Photographs
    5 Photos
  • Students in shop class cutting wood.
    Creating Connections: Great Hall Bench 2012
    3 Photos

Did You Know?

Annie Moore statue on the 2nd Floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum

Annie Moore was the first immigrant processed at Ellis Island on January 1, 1892, after she arrived from Ireland on the SS Nevada. Charles Hendley of the Secretary of the Treasury's office inspected Annie, she was then given a $10 gold coin by Immigration Superintendent Colonel John Weber.