Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty |
On Saturday January 3 we hopped on the subway and headed out to Battery Park. From there we took a ferry over to Liberty Island and then on to Ellis Island. The Statue of Liberty was closed during this trip, but you could still walk around the Island and take pictures and (of course) buy souveniers. It was a foggy, cloudy, grey day but it was still relatively warm and we had a great time reliving the history of Ellis Island and standing in the "shadow of Liberty". |
A shot across the Registration Room |
Are any of these Connels related to me |
Bertholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty |
Ellis Island from Liberty Island |
Ellis Island main building entrance |
Ferry over to the island |
Ferry with Lady Liberty in the distance |
Flag sculpture in Ellis Island |
Imagine seeing this for the first time from a boat as you enter the promise land |
Immigrants were all given a literacy test they read in their own language All but the Hindi one were Bible verses |
Immigrants were seen by doctors and given chalk marks on their clothing to indicate any health problems they might have |
Lady 2 |
Lady on a Winter day |
Lady |
Liberty from the boat |
Manhatten Skyline from Ellis Island |
Manhatten |
Many families came through Ellis Island to meet up with fathers and husbands who had come before |
Roy felt that I should be deported along with these poor fellows who did not make it to the USA |
Roy in Liberty Park |
Roy on boat |
Roy with freedom in the background |
Sculpture on Liberty Island |
Shot of Lady Liberty from the boat |
Shot of Roy's nostrils on the boat |
The Registration room at Ellis Island-Thousands of immigrants passed through this room |
This baby was born and died on Ellis Island 44 years before I was born |
This boat helped during the WTC bombings |
Too bad it was so foggy |
Tory and Lady Liberty it was cold that day |
Tory and Lady Liberty |
Tory at Ellis Island |
Tory enjoying a display in Ellis Island |
When immigrants arrived there were maps to show them what trains to take to their final destination |
Women arriving to Ellis Island were offered makeovers before they met their husbands |
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