1903. Hester Street, New York City

[dewey839]

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..."

Comments

[avalonjones]

My grandfather came through Ellis Island from Lithuania to New York in 1911 or 1912. This image is probably one that would be very familiar to him.

[bitchie_poo]

mine came through there from italy in 1907, and i agree. i wish he would have told me some of his stories.

[ysobelle]

Yup. My great grandparents are somewhere in there. From Russia, Hungary, Austria....