Wall of Honor, Ellis Island, New York, USA

Wall of Honor, bearing a list of 775, 000 names including slaves, Native Americans, and immigrants not processed on the island, on Ellis Island, immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. The Wall of Honour was built and extended from 1980s to 2001, raising funds to pay for the restoration fo the Island. Behind is the main building, designed by William Alciphron Boring and Edward Lippincott Tilton and built early 20th century in French Renaissance style, containing registry rooms, detention rooms and offices. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13444255

Media ID

45146750

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7087px x 4724px (6.8MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen