Ellis Island Primary Sources: 

  Directions: Use the links below to complete your graphic organizer...

Ellis Island Artifacts

• Find an inspection card here
• Find a female passenger's passport here
• Find a family passport here 

Personal Items

• Find a personal telegram at this link
• Find a deportation letter here

Official Paperwork 

• Search through a "Declaration of Intent" at this link
• Note, specifically, the pledge each immigrant must make to join the United States
• Think about how this affects the immigrant experience

Ship-Related Artifacts

• Click on this link for a Ship Manifest from Ellis Island...
• If you have difficulty reading the ship manifest, find a typed version here 
• Take note of people’s occupations, ability to read/write, who they are joining in the US, etc.  AND think about the implications this has for these immigrants
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