Immigrant Collection (page 3)

Interior of an East End synagogue during a festival, London, 20th century. Artist
Interior of an East End synagogue during a festival, London, 20th century. The main body of the synagogue is reserved strictly for men, and women are kept apart in the gallery

Immigrants on New York Citys East Side, USA, 1900s. Traders buying and selling at a market in the Bowery

Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, New York City, USA, c1905. Ellis Island served as the main immigration point for the US from 1892-1943, processing some 20 million immigrants

West Indian workers at the GEC Iron Factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
West Indian workers at the GEC, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 11th July 1962. Due to a shortage of available workers for the production lines at their cooker and fridge factory in Swinton

Immigrant workers on the cooker production line at the GEC, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1962. Due to a shortage of available workers for the production lines at their cooker

West Indian workers at the GEC, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
West Indian workers at the GEC, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1962. A shortage of available labour in the early 1960s meant that West Indian workers had to be brought in

Asian women in Birmingham, c1970

Main street of the Italian community, Clerkenwell, London, c1900 (1901). In the 1850s the south-western part of Clerkenwell became known as Little Italy because of the Italian immigrant community

Immigrants to the USA landing at Ellis Island, New York, c1900. They head for the processing centre, each carrying a paper with an entry number which they hope will soon be traded for a visa

Aliens Arriving at Irongate Stairs, c1901 (1901). Artist: William Rainey
Aliens Arriving at Irongate Stairs, c1901 (1901). Jewish immigrants arriving in London. Irongate Stairs was a set of stairs up from the River Thames, at the downstream edge of the Tower of London

Group of Indian coolies, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

Visit of James Oglethorpe to the Highland colony, Georgia, c1730s (c1880). General James Oglethorpe established a new colony called Georgia in 1733

Pilgrim Fathers around a watch-fire, c1620 (c1880). Fleeing religious persecution in England, the Pilgrim Fathers established the second successful colony in North America

Reception the French Protestants in Amsterdam, late 17th century (c1870). Artist: H Sluyter
Reception the French Protestants in Amsterdam, late 17th century (c1870). Large numbers of Protestant French Huguenots emigrated to the Calvinist Dutch Republic after Louis XIV revoked the Edict of

Entering the New World, 1892. Artist: Charles Joseph Staniland
Entering the New World, 1892. See the daystar of Liberty rise. Jewish refugees from Russia passing the colossal Statue of Liberty in New York harbour

An Italian settler and his family, Mendoza, Argentina, 1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Signatures of the pilgrim fathers, 1620s, (c1920). These represent the signature of twelve leading members of the expedition which set out in the Mayflower in 1620

Coolies at worship, Jamaica, c1905. Artist: Adolphe Duperly & Son
Coolies at worship, Jamaica, c1905. Group portrait of Indian immigrants who came to the island as indentured workers. Illustration from Picturesque Jamaica, by Adolphe Duperly & Son, (England, c1905)

The Holy Family beneath a palm tree, (Rest on the Flight into Egypt), late 16th century. Artist: Lodovico Carracci
The Holy Family beneath a palm tree, (Rest on the Flight into Egypt), late 16th century. Carracci, Lodovico (1555-1619). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Police Charge Rioters At The Tribune Office, c1860s. In 1863, during the American Civil War, opponents of conscription rioted at the offices of the Daily Tribune in New York

A Chaussee in the Delta, at the time of the flood, 1880. Artist: R Brandamour
A Chaussee in the Delta, At the time of the flood, 1880. Published in L Egypt by George Moritz Ebers, 1880

Emigration to America, 19th century. Artist: Charles Volkmar
Emigration to America, 19th century. Emigrants being rowed ashore from the vessel that has brought them from Europe

The Promised Land, c1880-1908. Artist: Charles Frederic Ulrich
The Promised Land, c1880-1908. Newly arrived immigrants to the United States waiting to be processed

Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). Polish-born British novelist.Woodblock

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