Emigrants [i.e. immigrants] landing at Ellis Island /

From a contemporary Edison film company catalog: EMIGRANTS LANDING AT ELLIS ISLAND. Shows a large open barge loaded with people of every nationality who have just arrived from Europe, disembarking at Ellis Island, N.Y.A most interesting and typical scene.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Thomas A. Edison, Inc
Other Authors:	Abadie, Alfred C. (Alfred Camille), 1878-1950 (camera.)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1903.
Series:	American history in video.
Subjects:	Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.) Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. et N.J.) Docks > New York (State) > New York. Emigration and immigration. Ferries > New York (State) > New York. New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.) Immigrants > New York (State) > New York. Islands > New York (State) > New York. Ports of entry > New York (State) > New York. Rivers > New York (State) > New York. Emigration and Immigration Docks > New York (État) > New York. Émigration et immigration. New York, Port de (N.Y. et N.J.) Îles > New York (État) > New York. Postes-frontières > New York (État) > New York. Docks. Ferries. Harbors. Immigrants. Islands. Ports of entry. Rivers. New York (State) > New York. Documentaries and Factual Films Streaming videos. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Short films. Courts métrages. Films autres que de fiction. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

Description
Summary:	From a contemporary Edison film company catalog: EMIGRANTS LANDING AT ELLIS ISLAND. Shows a large open barge loaded with people of every nationality who have just arrived from Europe, disembarking at Ellis Island, N.Y.A most interesting and typical scene. The film opens with a view of the steam ferryboat "William Myers," laden with passengers, approaching a dock at the Ellis Island Immigration Station. The vessel is docked, the gangway is placed, and the immigrant passengers are seen coming up the gangway and onto the dock, where they cross in front of the camera.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (2 min.).