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Explore an Abandoned Hospital on the Ellis Island Hard Hat Tour

Michele · January 13, 2019 ·

Life-sized black-and-white photo of an elderly woman immigrant wearing a scarf on her head. The photo is pasted to a wall with peeling paint.

[Updated February 16, 2022] On the Ellis Island Hard Hat Tour, our guide described how, when new arrivals to New York City disembarked from their ships, doctors were present to give cursory physical assessments. Passengers had to walk up the concrete steps leading into the … [Read more...] about Explore an Abandoned Hospital on the Ellis Island Hard Hat Tour

Filed Under: New York City Tagged With: immigrationhistory, JRart, saveellisisland

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