A Syrian Arab at Ellis Island, 1926
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Title
A Syrian Arab at Ellis Island, 1926
Collection
Series of photographic documents of social conditions, 1905-1939
Unit I, Immigration, (1), Ellis Island, scenes and personalities
Names
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1926
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFZ (Hine) 95-33, 88PH019.026
Subjects
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)
Emigration and immigration -- United States -- 20th century
Syrian Americans
Arab Americans
Genres
Notes
Ownership: Transferred from U.S. History, Local History and Geneology Division, 1988; Gift of the Russell Sage Foundation
Physical Description
Extent: Print size: 6 7/16 x 4 1/2 in. (16.4 x 11.4 cm) Mat / Mount: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12326660
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG95-F73
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12326669
TMS ID: 222321
TMS Object Number: 88PH019.026
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 25.06.003
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bb181570-c608-012f-9c20-58d385a7bc34
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "A Syrian Arab at Ellis Island, 1926" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1926. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb181570-c608-012f-9c20-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1926). A Syrian Arab at Ellis Island, 1926 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb181570-c608-012f-9c20-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "A Syrian Arab at Ellis Island, 1926" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb181570-c608-012f-9c20-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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