Young attendant from Madras, India
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Title
Young attendant from Madras, India
Collection
William Williams papers
Series I. Ellis Island
I. E. Augustus F. Sherman photographs
Names
Sherman, Augustus F., 1865-1925 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1911-04-14 (Approximate)
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 3346
Subjects
Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.) -- Emigration and immigration
Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)
Sammy, Thumbu, 1894-
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Notes
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Content: The titles of the Augustus F. Sherman photographs are from Peter Mesenhöller's "Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits, 1905-1920"
Content: Digital ID #418056
Content: Identified as "Thumbu Sammy, aged 17, Hindoo ex SS 'Adriatic', April 14, 1911" in Peter Mesenhöller "Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920" (c1905) p.94
Content: For more information on Sammy Thumbu, see Anna Pegler-Gordon "Closing the Golden Door: Asian Migration and the Hidden History of Exclusion at Ellis Island Portraits" (2021) pp.58-60
Physical Description
Extent: 24 x 17.5 cm. on mount 35 x 27.5 cm.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11996408
Archives ID: 3346
Archives EAD ID: 553645
Archives Components ID: 256180
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d7683bc0-9969-0139-4065-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Young attendant from Madras, India" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1911. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d7683bc0-9969-0139-4065-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Young attendant from Madras, India" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d7683bc0-9969-0139-4065-0242ac110002
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