ISnapNY » flag http://isnapny.com Dynamic photoblog showcasing photography at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:16:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Registry Room at Ellis Island http://isnapny.com/2008/09/22/ellis-island/ http://isnapny.com/2008/09/22/ellis-island/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:08:29 +0000 Drew Geraets http://isnapny.com/?p=3 This American flag is located at Ellis Island in the Registry Room, also know as the Great Hall. Here, officers conducted quick health examinations and registered immigrants.

About 1.7 million people visited Ellis Island in 2007, according to the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation.

You can search arrivals to Ellis Island from 1892-1924.

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