Research Catalog

Title

Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913 [graphic]

Author

Williams, William, 1862-1947.

Publication

1902-1913.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Levick, Edwin, 1868-1929.

Description

81 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w; 21 x 26 cm. or smaller on mounts 24 x 38 cm.

Summary

Views of buildings and grounds, including debris strewn areas and gardens, and interior views including the Great Hall, dining room and other areas at Ellis Island. Images of immigrants include groups waiting to be processed, women and children eating at long tables and portraits of groups in ethnic garb, including a group of gypsies. The collection also includes views of New York harbor and skyline, and ferries used to transport the immigrants.

Subjects

• Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)
• Flags > American
• Waterscapes
• Eating & drinking > New York > New York
• Ferries > New York > New York
• Harbors > New York (State) > New York
• Photographic prints
• Romanies
• Immigration stations > New York > New York
• Interior architecture > New York > New York
• Silver gelatin prints
• Group portraits
• Gardens > New York > New York
• Immigrants > United States
• Cityscapes

Genre/Form

• Cityscapes.
• Waterscapes.
• Group portraits.
• Photographic prints.
• Silver gelatin prints.

Note

• Title from calendar.
• Photographs include multiple prints and/or copy prints of some images. Prints were mounted on green card stock by the Local History and Geneology Division and bear NYPL and LH&G stamps on verso. Items numbered on mounts. Some blind stamped Edwin Levick, New York and have numbers in negative. 33 images are by Levick, the rest by unidentified photographer(s).

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Cite As (note)

• William Williams Collection of Photographs of Ellis Island.

Additional Formats (note)

• Available as copy negatives and prints;

Biography (note)

• William Williams (1862-1947) was Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island, 1902-1905, 1909-1913. Other materials from the estate of Williams, including scrapbooks with photographs that duplicate or supplement this collection are located in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Division of NYPL.

Provenance (note)

• Transferred from U.S., Local History & Genealogy Division, 1988.

Call Number

MFY 95-39

OCLC

NYPG95-F135

Author

Williams, William, 1862-1947. Collector

Title

Photographs of Ellis Island, 1902-1913 [graphic]

Imprint

1902-1913.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.

Cite As:

William Williams Collection of Photographs of Ellis Island.

Additional Formats

All images except #48 Available as copy negatives and prints; U.S., Local History and Geneology Division.

Biography

William Williams (1862-1947) was Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island, 1902-1905, 1909-1913. Other materials from the estate of Williams, including scrapbooks with photographs that duplicate or supplement this collection are located in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Division of NYPL.

Finding Aids

Calendar and copy prints available also in U.S., Local History and Geneology Division.

Provenance

Transferred from U.S., Local History & Genealogy Division, 1988.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Added Author

Levick, Edwin, 1868-1929. Photographer

Research Call Number

MFY 95-39

IRM (Ellis Island)