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"Mandy Patinkin narrates a historical and personal look at the people and history of Ellis Island."
"A look at the history of Ellis Island, the primary immigration point into the United States from 1892-1954."@en
"A history of Ellis Island, the most important processing center for immigrants."
"Tape 2: Describes in detail the formal immigration process at Ellis Island. Topics include: Health inspections, hospital stays for the sick, mental health and fitness for work checks, literacy test, rejection and deportation statistics."@en
"A documentary on the nation's largest 20th-century immigration portal, with first-person accounts from immigrants. The program captures the doors through which so many traveled on their way to help build a modern America."@en
"For some it was the Isle of Hope. For others, it was the Isle of Tears. For half a century, Ellis Island was America's "golden door," where entrance meant a new life and rejection meant a heartbreaking return to hopelessness. in this A&E Special, an ethnically diverse group of immigrants recall their extraordinary adventures, from the treacherous passage across the sea to the daunting challenge of starting life over in a new and foreign land."
"A pictorial history of the immigration facilities on Ellis Island, N.Y., & the experience of many foreigners who came to America in the 19th & 20th centuries & passed through Ellis Island. Ellis Island has come to symbolize the whole immigration experience for several generations."@en
"A pictorial history of the immigration facilities on Ellis Island, N.Y., & the experience of many foreigners who came to America in the 19th & 20th centuries & passed through Ellis Island. Ellis Island has come to symbolize the whole immigration experience for several generations."
"Immigrants of every ethnic background recall their extraordinary adventures, historians explore the sometimes insensitive national policies, and the Ellis Island Oral History Project reveals what the immigration experience was actually like. Features rare photographs and film."
"Tape 1: Documents how the flood of immigrants to America, starting in the 1890s, necessitated staff and facilities to regulate and inspect the hopeful arriving in New York. Topics include: Construction of Ellis Island Immigration Station, immigration acts, categories of exclusion, America's need for labour, passenger laws enforced by steamship companies, conditions on voyage, ship's manifests as record of passengers. Illustrated throughout with historical photographs, archival film footage, commentary by historians and personal memories of surviving immigrants."@en
"Immigrants of every ethnic background recall their extraordinary adventures, historians explore the sometimes insensitive national policies, and the Ellis Island Oral History Project reveals what the immigration experience was actually like. Features rare photographs and film."@en
"Tape 3: Documents anti-immigration sentiments leading to new laws with quotas by national origin. Topics include: conditions for detainees on Ellis Island, immigration decline 1914-1918 and increase in 1920s, discriminatory quota system, visa laws, political detainees in 1930s, closure 1n 1954, renovation as museum and national monument."@en
"The first program describes the history of Ellis Island and the emigrants' first American experiences as they entered America. The second program describes the history and construction of the Statue of Liberty."
"For some it was the Isle of Hope. For others, it was the Isle of Tears. For half a century, Ellis Island was America's "Golden Door." Entrance meant a new life, freedom and opportunity. Rejection meant a heart-breaking return to hopelessness."@en
"For some it was the Isle of Hope. For others, it was the Isle of Tears. For half a century, Ellis Island was America's "Golden Door." Entrance meant a new life, freedom and opportunity. Rejection meant a heart-breaking return to hopelessness."
"A pictorial history of the immigration facilities on Ellis Island and the experience of many foreigners who came to America and passed through it."@en