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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The General Electric Company at Erie, Pennsylvania, employs approximately 8000 workers. It anticipates additional employment of some 4000 by next year. Only some twenty-five percent of these have to be imported, for local labor is being trained for these jobs at government vocational training schools. This will prevent the disruption of the community's economic life which would be caused by an over-large immigration of labor

Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The General Electric Company at E...

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First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese seamen on United Nations' vessels may now obtain shore leave in American ports. Heretofore, because of the large number of desertions by Chinese crew members, alien seamen of Chinese nationality have been detained on board when their ships touched American ports. As a result of conferences between representatives of the Chinese Embassy, the Recruitment and Manning Organization of War Shipping Administration, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice, Chinese seamen may now be granted shore leave if guarantees are given that they will not desert. Chinese messboy leaving a British ship for his first visit ashore to see his countrymen in America

First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese s...

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Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Close up of mural painting "Night Before Last/Chicago" at main entrance interior, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, Chicago, Illinois

Close up of mural painting "Night Before Last/Chicago" at main entranc...

Artist: Arturo Herrera, 2006. 8 x 37 feet. A fusion of abstraction and figuration. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provid... More

Sculpture "La Tormenta (The Storm)" interior atrium of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, Chicago, Illinois

Sculpture "La Tormenta (The Storm)" interior atrium of U.S. Citizenshi...

Artist: Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, 2006. Titanium alloy foil. 2 at 10 x 11 x 16 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provide... More

The  green millionaire a comedy in four acts

The green millionaire a comedy in four acts

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U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization Service Residence, 45 feet southwest of Main Port Building, Eureka, Lincoln County, MT

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization S...

Significance: Built in 1933, the Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Residence is an integral component of the historic border station complex comprising the Port of Roosville. The building served as a dwelli... More

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization Service Residence, 45 feet southwest of Main Port Building, Eureka, Lincoln County, MT

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization S...

Significance: Built in 1933, the Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Residence is an integral component of the historic border station complex comprising the Port of Roosville. The building served as a dwelli... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

[VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Appearing before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, Eugene I. Van Antwerp, National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, today advocated enforced state and federal registration of all organizations which disseminate propaganda in the United States. He also proposed reduction of present immigration quotes by 90 per cent and elimination from relief rolls of aliens who have not declared their intention of becoming citizens]

[VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D...

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Woman columnist tells committee that something must be done for refugee children. Washington, D.C., April 22. Dorothy Thompson, newspaper columnist, witness before the Joint Congressional Committee on Immigration, told the Committee today that 'something must be done' to allow the removal of Austrian and German victims of Nazi wrath to America. She supported a pending bill which would allow selected refugee children to live and grow up in American families. She is shown here talking to Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers, Committee member. Left to right: Mrs. Rogers, Miss Thompson

Woman columnist tells committee that something must be done for refuge...

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U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization Service Residence, 45 feet southwest of Main Port Building, Eureka, Lincoln County, MT

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization S...

Significance: Built in 1933, the Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Residence is an integral component of the historic border station complex comprising the Port of Roosville. The building served as a dwelli... More

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization Service Residence, 45 feet southwest of Main Port Building, Eureka, Lincoln County, MT

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization S...

Significance: Built in 1933, the Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Residence is an integral component of the historic border station complex comprising the Port of Roosville. The building served as a dwelli... More

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization Service Residence, 45 feet southwest of Main Port Building, Eureka, Lincoln County, MT

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization S...

Significance: Built in 1933, the Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Residence is an integral component of the historic border station complex comprising the Port of Roosville. The building served as a dwelli... More

Men of the New Immigration Commission posing for picture

Men of the New Immigration Commission posing for picture

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Paul Whiteman favors Dickstein Bill. Washington, D.C., March 15. Paul Whiteman told the House Immigration Committee this afternoon that he favored the Dickstein Bill to permit foreign artists and musicians on a reciprocal basis to enter this country except in cases where there are no stars available. In the picture from left to right are: Paul Whiteman, Representative Caroline O'Day, Representative Samuel Dickstein and Representative James H. Gildea

Paul Whiteman favors Dickstein Bill. Washington, D.C., March 15. Paul ...

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Mexicans entering the United States. United States immigration station, El Paso, Texas

Mexicans entering the United States. United States immigration station...

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Long-abandoned hospital building, used to quarantine sick arriving immigrants, on Ellis Island immigration station

Long-abandoned hospital building, used to quarantine sick arriving imm...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Photograph taken during the 1980s. Title, date, subject... More

Detail of Ellis Island Immigration Museum, New York, New York

Detail of Ellis Island Immigration Museum, New York, New York

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Sculpture "La Tormenta (The Storm)" interior atrium of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, Chicago, Illinois

Sculpture "La Tormenta (The Storm)" interior atrium of U.S. Citizenshi...

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Sculpture "La Tormenta (The Storm)" interior atrium of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, Chicago, Illinois

Sculpture "La Tormenta (The Storm)" interior atrium of U.S. Citizenshi...

Artist: Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, 2006. Titanium alloy foil. 2 at 10 x 11 x 16 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provide... More

Close up of mural painting "Night Before Last/Chicago" at main entrance interior, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, Chicago, Illinois

Close up of mural painting "Night Before Last/Chicago" at main entranc...

Artist: Arturo Herrera, 2006. 8 x 37 feet. A fusion of abstraction and figuration. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provid... More

Interior at Angel Island Immigration Station on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, California

Interior at Angel Island Immigration Station on Angel Island in San Fr...

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U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization Service Residence, 45 feet southwest of Main Port Building, Eureka, Lincoln County, MT

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization S...

Significance: Built in 1933, the Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Residence is an integral component of the historic border station complex comprising the Port of Roosville. The building served as a dwelli... More

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization Service Residence, 45 feet southwest of Main Port Building, Eureka, Lincoln County, MT

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization S...

Significance: Built in 1933, the Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Residence is an integral component of the historic border station complex comprising the Port of Roosville. The building served as a dwelli... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Appearing before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, Eugene I. Van Antwerp, National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, today advocated enforced state and federal registration of all organizations which disseminate propaganda in the United States. He also proposed reduction of present immigration quotes by 90 per cent and elimination from relief rolls of Aliens who have not declared their intention of becoming citizens

VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D....

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First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese seamen on United Nations' vessels may now obtain shore leave in American ports. Heretofore, because of the large number of desertions by Chinese crew members, alien seamen of Chinese nationality have been detained on board when their ships touched American ports. As a result of conferences between representatives of the Chinese Embassy, the Recruitment and Manning Organization of War Shipping Administration, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice, Chinese seamen may now be granted shore leave if guarantees are given that they will not desert. After delivering the captain's laundry, this Chinese messboy aboard a British vessel will have his first visit in New York. He is one of a number of Chinese seamen who were recently permitted shore leave for the first time in the United States under wartime conditions

First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese s...

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Sculpture "La Tormenta (The Storm)" interior atrium of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, Chicago, Illinois

Sculpture "La Tormenta (The Storm)" interior atrium of U.S. Citizenshi...

Artist: Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, 2006. Titanium alloy foil. 2 at 10 x 11 x 16 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provide... More

Immigration station, Angel Island, Cal.,  Panoramic Photograph

Immigration station, Angel Island, Cal., Panoramic Photograph

J201251 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; J. D. Givens; 1915. Copyright claimant's address: S.F., Cal.

The Propagation Society. More free than welcome

The Propagation Society. More free than welcome

An anti-Catholic cartoon, reflecting the nativist perception of the threat posed by the Roman Church's influence in the United States through Irish immigration and Catholic education. The "Propagation Society" ... More

B. A. Froiseth to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, May 06, 1864  (Immigration)
Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

[God of love drama in 4 acts, theatrical script
EASTERN OHIO COAL STRIKE COMMITTEE: REP. W.B. FRANCIS OF OHIO; SEC. WILSON; DANIELS J. KEEFE, FORMER COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION; HYWELL DAVIES, CONCILIATOR OF LABOR DEPT.

EASTERN OHIO COAL STRIKE COMMITTEE: REP. W.B. FRANCIS OF OHIO; SEC. WI...

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King of Jazz. Washington, D.C., March 16. Paul Whiteman, King of Jazz today urged the House Immigration Committee to report favorably the Dickstein Bill to restrict the entrance of alien stage artists into this country, Whiteman said that with the Dickstein Bill passed it would soon bring about the proper international treatment of artists

King of Jazz. Washington, D.C., March 16. Paul Whiteman, King of Jazz ...

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Rep. J. Parnell Thomas calls for house investigation to determine whether impeachment of Secretary Perkins is warranted. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, republicans of New Jersey, today introduced in the House a resolution calling for an investigation to determine whether impeachment of Secretary of Labor Perkins is warranted. The resolution also called for an investigation of the official conduct of Immigration Commissioner James L. Houghteling and Labor Department Solicitor Gerard D. Reilly, 1-24-39

Rep. J. Parnell Thomas calls for house investigation to determine whet...

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Sculpture "La Tormenta (The Storm)" interior atrium of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, Chicago, Illinois

Sculpture "La Tormenta (The Storm)" interior atrium of U.S. Citizenshi...

Artist: Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, 2006. Titanium alloy foil. 2 at 10 x 11 x 16 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provide... More

Interior doorway, Room No. 3 at Angel Island Immigration Center on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, California

Interior doorway, Room No. 3 at Angel Island Immigration Center on Ang...

The island has been used for a variety of purposes, including military forts, a US Public Health Service Quarantine Station, and a US Bureau of Immigration inspection and detention facility. Title, date and key... More

Angel Island Immigration Station on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, California

Angel Island Immigration Station on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay,...

The island has been used for a variety of purposes, including military forts, a US Public Health Service Quarantine Station, and a US Bureau of Immigration inspection and detention facility. Title, date and key... More

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization Service Residence, 45 feet southwest of Main Port Building, Eureka, Lincoln County, MT

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization S...

Significance: Built in 1933, the Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Residence is an integral component of the historic border station complex comprising the Port of Roosville. The building served as a dwelli... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Schofield appointed to Immigration & Naturalization Service. Washington, D.C., June 14. Attorney General Robert Jackson assumed control of the Immigration and Naturalization Service today. One of his first acts as head of the service will be issuance of an order requiring the fingerprinting of all aliens prior to their entry into this country to bar those found to be undesirable. Major Lemuel B. Schofield was appointed to administrative control of Immigration and Naturalization Service as Special Assistant Attorney General. Left to right in the picture: Major Lemuel B. Schofield, Solicitor General Francis Biddle, and Attorney General Robert Jackson

Schofield appointed to Immigration & Naturalization Service. Washingto...

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LABOR, DEPT. OF. A.L. FAULKNER OF IMMIGRATION; CHARLES W. MILLS; PATRICK GILDAY, COMMR. OF CONCILIATION

LABOR, DEPT. OF. A.L. FAULKNER OF IMMIGRATION; CHARLES W. MILLS; PATRI...

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Oil painting "Immigration Scene" located on fifth floor, elevator no. 10, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Oil painting "Immigration Scene" located on fifth floor, elevator no. ...

Artist: Louis Bouche, 1937. Dimensions: 11' x 2' 8". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit... More

[VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Appearing before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, Eugene I. Van Antwerp, National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, today advocated enforced state and federal registration of all organizations which disseminate propaganda in the United States. He also proposed reduction of present immigration quotes by 90 per cent and elimination from relief rolls of aliens who have not declared their intention of becoming citizens]

[VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D...

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First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese seamen on United Nations' vessels may now obtain shore leave in American ports. Heretofore, because of the large number of desertions by Chinese crew members, alien seamen of Chinese nationality have been detained on board when their ships touched American ports. As a result of conferences between representatives of the Chinese Embassy, the Recruitment and Manning Organization of War Shipping Administration, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice, Chinese seamen may now be granted shore leave if guarantees are given that they will not desert. Lee Ah Ding (left), engine crew member of a British vessel, and Yee Chee Ching, seaman, start down the gangway to visit New York after their officer (rear) told them they might go ashore. Previously, terms of the new agreement were explained to them, and customs and other formalities were straightened out

First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese s...

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First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese seamen on United Nations' vessels may now obtain shore leave in American ports. Heretofore, because of the large number of desertions by Chinese crew members, alien seamen of Chinese nationality have been detained on board when their ships touched American ports. As a result of conferences between representatives of the Chinese Embassy, the Recruitment and Manning Organization of War Shipping Administration, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice, Chinese seamen may now be granted shore leave if guarantees are given that they will not desert. Chinese Counsul General Lee (left) greets a Chinese seaman of the crew of a British freighter in New York. Lee met the men on arrival and explained the rules under which, for the first time in warring America, they were permitted ashore during their ship's stay in port

First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese s...

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Most of the buildings other than the main receiving building on Ellis Island were abandoned and left to the elements after the immigration station closed in 1954. Jersey City, New Jersey

Most of the buildings other than the main receiving building on Ellis ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Photograph taken during the 1980s. Title, date, subject... More

Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, with the World Trade Center Twin Towers, New York City, in the distance

Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, with the World Tr...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Main processing center at Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

Main processing center at Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey Cit...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Aerial view of Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

Aerial view of Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jers...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Biographical sketch and photomechanical print of Anne Cobden Sanderson

Biographical sketch and photomechanical print of Anne Cobden Sanderson

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Three million aliens in this country, senate committee told. Washington, D.C., March 21. Speaking for Secretary of Labor Perkins today before the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, Edward J. Shaughnessy, right, of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, declared that imposition of immigration quotas on countries of the Western Hemisphere would cause ill feeling toward the United States. He also said the Labor Department estimated there currently were 3,800,000 aliens in this country legally and there was no way of estimating how many were here illegally. On the left is James Houghteling, U.S. Commissioner of Immigration. 3-21-39

Three million aliens in this country, senate committee told. Washingto...

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First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese seamen on United Nations' vessels may now obtain shore leave in American ports. Heretofore, because of the large number of desertions by Chinese crew members, alien seamen of Chinese nationality have been detained on board when their ships touched American ports. As a result of conferences between representatives of the Chinese Embassy, the Recruitment and Manning Organization of War Shipping Administration, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice, Chinese seamen may now be granted shore leave if guarantees are given that they will not desert. Lee Ah Ding, Chinese seaman from the crew of a British cargo boat, is shown outside the gates of the dock getting his first glimpse of wartime America from the inside

First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese s...

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Statue of Auguste Bertholdi, sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, a gift to the Ellis Island library at the great immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

Statue of Auguste Bertholdi, sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, a gift...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Corridor in the abandoned hospital on the Ellis Island Immigration Station, Jersey City, New Jersey

Corridor in the abandoned hospital on the Ellis Island Immigration Sta...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Angel Island Immigration Station on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, California

Angel Island Immigration Station on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay,...

The island has been used for a variety of purposes, including military forts, a US Public Health Service Quarantine Station, and a US Bureau of Immigration inspection and detention facility. Title, date and key... More

... Immigration figures for 1903. (From data furnished by the Commissioner-general of immigration. Comparison of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1902 and 1903.

... Immigration figures for 1903. (From data furnished by the Commissi...

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Mexicans entering the United States. United States immigration station, El Paso, Texas

Mexicans entering the United States. United States immigration station...

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Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Mexican woman entering the United States. United States immigration station, El Paso, Texas

Mexican woman entering the United States. United States immigration st...

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[U.S. immigration officer watches as car enters El Paso, Texas, from Ciudad Juárez]

[U.S. immigration officer watches as car enters El Paso, Texas, from C...

Contact sheet folder caption: "Mexican-Texas border story: ...#22-37: commuter traffic entering El Paso, Tex., from Juarez, Mexico, WLK, 11-13-64." U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Cont... More

Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Mural painting "Night Before Last/Chicago" at main entrance interior, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, Chicago, Illinois

Mural painting "Night Before Last/Chicago" at main entrance interior, ...

Artist: Arturo Herrera, 2006. 8 x 37 feet. A fusion of abstraction and figuration. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provid... More

Dormitory at Angel Island Immigration Station on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, California

Dormitory at Angel Island Immigration Station on Angel Island in San F...

The island has been used for a variety of purposes, including military forts, a US Public Health Service Quarantine Station, and a US Bureau of Immigration inspection and detention facility. Title, date and key... More

Mexicans entering the United States. United States immigration station, El Paso, Texas

Mexicans entering the United States. United States immigration station...

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U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization Service Residence, 45 feet southwest of Main Port Building, Eureka, Lincoln County, MT

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization S...

Significance: Built in 1933, the Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Residence is an integral component of the historic border station complex comprising the Port of Roosville. The building served as a dwelli... More

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization Service Residence, 45 feet southwest of Main Port Building, Eureka, Lincoln County, MT

U.S. Customs Service Port of Roosville, Immigration & Naturalization S...

Significance: Built in 1933, the Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Residence is an integral component of the historic border station complex comprising the Port of Roosville. The building served as a dwelli... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

The  speaker of the House, or, The views of Senator Boob. Part 4

The speaker of the House, or, The views of Senator Boob. Part 4

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[View of Ellis Island, N.Y., looking across water toward immigration station]

[View of Ellis Island, N.Y., looking across water toward immigration s...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Geogr. file.

Immigration Court of Labor Dept., 5/10/26

Immigration Court of Labor Dept., 5/10/26

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Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

My wife's husband : comedy drama in 4 acts Mayn vaybs man : lebens bild mit gezang un tentse in 4 akten

My wife's husband : comedy drama in 4 acts Mayn vaybs man : lebens bil...

D23718 From the collections of the African and Middle Eastern Division, Hebraic Section.

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York, New...

Significance: The New Immigration Building is one of three major New Deal-era buildings at Ellis Island created to meet the changing scope of immigration services at the facility. Constructed on fill joining I... More

CAMINETTI, ANTHONY. COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF IMMIGRATION, LABOR DEPARTMENT

CAMINETTI, ANTHONY. COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF IMMIGRATION, LABOR DEPARTM...

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LABOR, DEPT. OF. A.L. FAULKNER OF IMMIGRATION; CHARLES W. MILLS; PATRICK GILDAY, COMMR. OF CONCILIATION

LABOR, DEPT. OF. A.L. FAULKNER OF IMMIGRATION; CHARLES W. MILLS; PATRI...

A group of three men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

EASTERN OHIO COAL STRIKE COMMITTEE: REP. W.B. FRANCIS OF OHIO; SEC. WILSON; DANIELS J. KEEFE, FORMER COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION; HYWELL DAVIES, CONCILIATOR OF LABOR DEPT.

EASTERN OHIO COAL STRIKE COMMITTEE: REP. W.B. FRANCIS OF OHIO; SEC. WI...

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POWDERLY, TERENCE VINCENT. U.S. COMMDR. GEN. IMMIGRATION, 1897-1902; CHIEF DIV. INF. SAME, 1907-

POWDERLY, TERENCE VINCENT. U.S. COMMDR. GEN. IMMIGRATION, 1897-1902; C...

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Jewish colonies and settlements. Tel Aviv. Immigration camp for Jews

Jewish colonies and settlements. Tel Aviv. Immigration camp for Jews

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Rep. John H. Kerr of N.C., Rep. Samuel Dickstein, Chair, Fern Audro of Chicago, opera singer, immigration, house

Rep. John H. Kerr of N.C., Rep. Samuel Dickstein, Chair, Fern Audro of...

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Ralph T. Seward, Executive Secretary of the National Defense Mediation Board. He was formerly Chairman of Immigration Appeals of the Justice Department

Ralph T. Seward, Executive Secretary of the National Defense Mediation...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, office meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese seamen on United Nations' vessels may now obtain shore leave in American ports. Heretofore, because of the large number of desertions by Chinese crew members, alien seamen of Chinese nationality have been detained on board when their ships touched American ports. As a result of conferences between representatives of the Chinese Embassy, the Recruitment and Manning Organization of War Shipping Administration, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice, Chinese seamen may now be granted shore leave if guarantees are given that they will not desert. Chinese Counsul General Lee (holding hat) greeting  one of his countrymen from the crew of a British vessel in New York. Lee met the men on arrival and explained the rules under which, for the first time in warring America, they were permitted ashore during their ship's stay in port

First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese s...

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