Refugees arrive at Ellis Island
Creator(s)
- David Haspel & Associates
- Universal News (Producer)
Scope and Content
Refugees arriving at Ellis Island on the "Marine Flasher" ship. Crowd waving. A scuffle breaks out among refugees, one woman is visibly upset and yelling toward the camera. Refugees embrace, some with bundles. CU of a woman holding a baby. Side view of a boy waving. Various shots of two children. Two women show tattoos to camera (they seem to be mother and daughter, but this is not confirmed.)
Note(s)
For additional film like this (outtakes) of the refugees arriving in NY but not used in the newsreel release, see Stories 351, 352, and 354. For the newsreel, see Stories 17, 357, and 2260. See textual records in USHMM files that include related newspaper articles, press releases, and cameraman's dope sheets.
Subjects
- BOATS
- ELLIS ISLAND
- LUGGAGE
- REFUGEES
- WOMEN
- UNITED STATES
- USHMM (PERMANENT EXHIBITION)
- TATTOOS
- MARINE FLASHER (SHIP)
- CHILDREN
- CROWDS
Places
- New York, NY, United States
Genre
- Film
- Newsreels.
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