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Registry Room at Ellis Island

Registry Room at Ellis Island

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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