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Ellis Island
Ellis Island
Steps to the Immigration Process
Congress passed laws restricting immigration to the U.S.
Arrival
New Americans
Immigrants had to go through a process of inspections to be allowed to enter the U.S.
They took a ferry to new Jersey or to Manhattan, and began their life in the U.S.
Up to 10,000 immigrants arrived each day, so Ellis Island Staff 850 people, including interpreters.
The Piers
Money Exchange
People arriving were transported by ferries or barges to Ellis Island.
Ferries
Immigrants got $20 when they were allowed to the U.S. They also could exchange other currency for the U.S. dollar.
Works Cited
"Ellis Island Immigration Process." : US Immigration for Kids ***. N.p., Sept. 2015. Web. 05 Oct. 2015.
Pictures from Flickr
"What Process Did Immigrants Go Through When They Arrived at Ellis Island in the Late 1800s? | The Classroom | Synonym." The Classroom. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2015.
Baggage Reclaim
The Labels
They were allowed to get their baggage after all the tests were passed.
Immigrants upon arrival were labelled with their name and the name of the ship they came on.
Immigration
The Stairs of Seperation
The Baggage Room
Immigrants entered they building and had to leave their belongs in the baggage room.
The immigrants were seperated as the went down the stairs. They were seperated to the dormitories, hospital, or were allowed to enter the U.S.
European immigrants in the late 1800s to the early 1900s came through Ellis Island. Ellis Island was the main immagration port into the U.S.
Legal Inspection
Seperatiom
They checked the personal records and legal documents of the immigrants.
They seperated the men from the women and children.
Stairway to the Great Hall
The Great Hall
The immigrants had verbal inspections in the great hall. This is also the registry room.
Inspection started when the immigrants had to walk a steep flight of stairs. The doctors were observing them to see obvious medical issues.
Chalk Marks
Deportation
If immigrants had a non-curable disease they were sent away.
If the doctors identified a problem, the immigrant in question would be marked with a chalk letter indicating their problem.
Physical or Mental Rooms
The Hospital
If an immigrant had a curable disease they were sent to the Ellis Island Hospital.
Those with chalk marks were sent to rooms to be further examined.