Emigrants [i.e. immigrants] landing at Ellis Island

SUMMARY The film opens with a view of the steam ferryboat "William Myers," laden with passengers, approaching a dock at the Ellis Island Immigration Station. The vessel is docked, the gangway is placed, and the immigrant passengers are seen coming up the gangway and onto the dock, where they cross in front of the camera. From a contemporary Edison film company catalog: EMIGRANTS LANDING AT ELLIS ISLAND. Shows a large open barge loaded with people of every nationality, who have just arrived from Europe, disembarking at Ellis Island, N.Y. A most interesting and typical scene. Code word Utriele [code for telegraphic orders]. Length 140 feet. Class B. $16.80. OTHER TITLES Immigrants landing at Ellis Island Emigrants landing at Ellis Island CREATED/PUBLISHED United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1903. NOTES Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 24July1903; H33775. Camera, Alfred C. Abadie. Photographed July 9, 1903. SUBJECTS Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.) Immigrants--New York (State)--New York. Ferries--New York (State)--New York. Rivers--New York (State)--New York. Harbors--New York (State)--New York. Islands--New York (State)--New York. Docks--New York (State)--New York. Emigration and immigration. Ports of entry--New York (State)--New York. Actualities (Motion pictures) Short films. Nonfiction films. RELATED NAMES Abadie, Alfred C. (Alfred Camille), 1878-1950, camera. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) DIGITAL ID lcmp002 m2a10987 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/lcmp002...