Island of Hope - Island of Tears
Channel: PublicResourceOrg
Date: 2008-03-17

National Park Service

NTIS AVA15996VNB1 - 1992

From 1892-1954, Ellis Island was the port of entry for millions of European immigrants. Fascinating archival footage tells the moving story of families with dreams of opportunity, leaving their homes with what they could carry.

Rebroadcast on the Internet made possible by Joseph McFadden of Philadelphia.

A version of this copy is available for download at the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/gov.ntis.ava15996vnb1

This work is in the public domain and is a Work of the U.S. Government. Here is the contract between the producer and the government: https://archive.org/download/gov.ntis.ava15996vnb1/Ellis_Island.MP-325.pdf