Immigrant photos from Ellis Island

From 1892 to 1954, many of the people who emigrated to the United States came by ship and entered through Ellis Island in New York.  Here are some photographs of people arriving there in the clothes from their countries. These children are wearing the clothes of the Sami people from Scandinavia:

More photos:

A woman and children from Slovakia

A  man from Russia

A woman from Italy

Women from Romania

On this website you can take a virtual tour of Ellis island and read about some of today's immigrants to the United States.