Immigration poster, Ellis Island Migration Museum

America First poster by the National Americanization Committee and the US Bureau of Education, encouraging immigrants to learn English, attend night school and become a US citizen, 1919, displayed in the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. In 1910, the YWCA established its first International Institute providing English classes, an employment bureau and citizenship assistance. By 1919, 62 Institutes covering 36 languages had been established. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13444217

Media ID

45147115

Size

4106px x 6496px (6.9MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen