A positive depiction of European immigration
A positive depiction of European immigration to the United States, by Herbert Johnson, ca. 1917-1925. At this time, US popular opinion turned against worldwide immigration, partly influenced by WW1 and the first Red Scare of the 20th century. The Johnson-Reed Act passed into law in 1924, setting a numerical limit on immigration, favoring western Europeans in its national-origin quotas
Picture No
13126021
Media ID
45377098
Size
3000px x 1342px
(1.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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