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Immigrants arriving at the Port of New York, circa 1900
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Waiting room at Ellis Island, 1907
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Roof playground at Ellis Island
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Immigrants aboard a ship headed to New York, circa 1892
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Step I: The Medical Exam
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Full List of Markings
X = Possible Mental Illness
B = Back E = Eyes P = Physical or Lungs
SC = Scalp L = Lameness CT = Trachoma
PG = Pregnancy
C = Conjunctivitis
FT = Feet S = Senility N = Neck
H = Heart SI = See Board of Special Inquiry
G = Goiter K = Hernia
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Step 2: The Mental Exam
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Immigrants taking a written test
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Step 3: The Legal Exam
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Full List of Questions
What is your name? Have you ever been to America before?
Do you have any relatives here? Where to they live?
Is there anyone who came to meet you at Ellis Island?
Who paid for your passage? Do you have any money? Let me see it.
Do you have a job waiting for you in America?
Do you have a criminal record?
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Detention