womenemigrationandimmigration
8 photos tagged womenemigrationandimmigration, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.
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Related tags
Tags that often appear on the same photos:
- ny
- unitedstates
- nj
- newyorkpubliclibrary
- immigrants
- xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
- ellisislandimmigrationstation
- augustusfsherman
- augustusfrancissherman
- portrait
- woman
- dc:coverage=1914
- women
- ethnicgroupscostume
- slovak
- dc:coverage=1906
- clothing
- blacks
- guadeloupe
- 1911
- dc:identifier=httpdigitalgallerynyplorgnypldigitalid418039
- guadeloupians
- caribbeanarea
- dc:coverage=1911
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Recent uploads
The last upload was December 2008.
[Ruthenian woman.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
[Ruthenian woman.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
[Slovak woman and children.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
[Slovakian women.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
[Romanian women.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
[Guadeloupean woman.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
[Laplander.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
[Romanian woman.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Conversations
Here’s a selection of the conversations happening on these photos:
[Slovak woman and children.]
- Lú_ said:
- Zelia Évora said:
- Priit Halberg said:
- s2turbeville said:
- pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
[Laplander.]
- 3 older comments, and then…
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mele avery said:
Fantastic archive- thank you for sharing it with us.
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pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
Collage postcards made from this image:
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pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
More collage postcards (can you tell I really love this image?):
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pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
I must really love this image; used it again on a travel case:
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pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
Another postcard: :
[Romanian women.]
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Smithsonian Institution said:
Do you know if these photos were studio portraits? I can't imagine people wearing these clothes during their trip!
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New York Public Library said:
According to the NYPL collection guide some might have been detainees: "While waiting for what they needed to leave the island (an escort, or money, or travel tickets), some of these immigrants may have been persuaded to pose for Sherman's camera, donning their best holiday finery or national dress, which they had brought with them from home. "
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Priit Halberg said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called folk costumes, and we'd love to have this added to the group!