US inspectors examining eyes of immigrants
US inspectors examining eyes of immigrants at Ellis Island, in New York Harbor, c. 1900. They are screening for signs of trachoma, an infection causing roughening of the surface of the inner eyelid that damaged the cornea
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13122195
Media ID
45379769
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2904px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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