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Departing Ellis Island

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Description: Elevated view from railing of immigrants boarding a ferry to depart Ellis Island.
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Immigrant Women and Children

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Description: Two immigrant women in headscarves pose with a baby and a young boy. They are both holding baskets and bundles, and are standing on a platform.
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Registering to Vote

Date: 09 02 1954
Description: A group of newly naturalized citizens registering to vote at City Hall.
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Family Farm House

Date: 1879
Description: Harold and Gunhild Mickelson with five of their daughters (Bertha Mickelson Bragger and her husband are standing on the right), in Section 23 of the Town o...
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In the Emigrant Train

Date: 01 1874
Description: Interior of a coach on an emigration train to the west.
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Medical Inspection of Immigrants

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Description: Medical inspection of immigrants at Ellis Island.
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Night School

Date: 05 1940
Description: Adult students pose in class at a night school, where they took classes in English and citizenship at Neighborhood House.
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Polish Immigrant Women

Date: 1895
Description: Polish immigrant women at the Market Square wearing traditional, national clothing. In the background are brick buildings. A sign on one building reads: "C...
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Market Square

Date: 1890
Description: Polish immigrants in Market Square wearing Polish national dress. The men are wearing suits, coats, and hats. The women are wearing dresses, shawls and hat...
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Market Square

Date: 1890
Description: Polish immigrants, wearing Polish national dress, with a wagon in Market Square. Other men in the square are wearing suits, long coats, and hats. The women...
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Market Square

Date: 1890
Description: Polish immigrants in Market Square wearing Polish national dress. The men are wearing suits, coats, and hats. The women are wearing dresses, shawls, hats a...
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Immigrants at Ellis Island

Date: 1900
Description: A group of immigrants, both children and adults, who have just arrived at Ellis Island.
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Union Solidarity

Date: 1959
Description: Children of striking Peyton Packing Company workers, all of Latin American descent, with gifts sent by union members in Wichita Kansas.
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Immigrants with Christmas Tree

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Description: A group of immigrants pose in front of a tall Christmas tree at Ellis Island.
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Susanne Hafner Goldfarb on Deck of S.S. Conte Bianco Mano

Date: 01 1939
Description: Holocaust survivor Susanne Hafner Goldfarb as a young girl, on deck of the S.S. Conte Bianco Mano, en route to Shanghai.
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Susanne Hafner Goldfarb on Deck of S.S. Castel Bianco

Date: 1949
Description: Susanne Hafner Goldfarb on deck of S.S. Castel Bianco en route to Israel.
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Rachel Baker Bray

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Description: Seated studio portrait of Rachel Baker Bray, Richard Quinney's great great grandmother.
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German-American Wurst Roast

Date: 1913
Description: The Benedict Goldenberger family enjoying a wurst roast in the Madison vicinity. Ben Goldenberger is the leftmost standing man, he was a cooper and vinegar...
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Golden Wedding Anniversary

Date: 03 10 1954
Description: Portrait of Rognald and Anna Larson noting their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple married in the Vinje church in Voss, Norway in 1904 and came to Madis...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Album: Playtime

Date: 1925
Description: Page from an album kept by Neighborhood House, with images of infants and young children being cared for at the settlement house, including a group outside...

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