The Ellis Island Collection: Artifacts from the Immigrant Experience [Paperback]

Brad Tuttle (Author), Inc. Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation (Contributor)

Book Description

Series: Ellis Island | Publication Date: August 2004

Explore the legacy of Ellis Island via this fascinating collection. Between 1892 and 1924, millions of people from all corners of the globe waited a stone's throw from Lady Liberty, hoping to pass the rigorous inspections that could allow or deny them to set foot on U.S. soil. In this box you'll find more than 25 meticulously reproduced replicas of artifacts documenting the complicated immigration process at the "Island of Hope, Island of Tears." Hold pieces of history as you reflect on the immigrant experience at Ellis Island.

Includes
- Boarding card of an immigrant
- Ship passenger list
- Passport of an immigrant
- Ellis Island dining room menu
- Declaration of Intention form
- Landing card
- Steamship company's poster advertisement
- Literacy test
- Photographic portraits of families on Ellis Island
- And much, much more!

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; Gift edition (August 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811838552
• ISBN-13: 978-0811838559
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,761,573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Time travel, December 27, 2004

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Mrs. C. Wales (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ellis Island Collection: Artifacts from the Immigrant Experience (Paperback)

This is a little box with reproduced artifacts from some of the people who travelled through Ellis Island. It is really clever, because the items look and feel real. There is a book which explains the background of Ellis Island, and then explains the implications of each item in the box. It literally transports the mind into the mind of the person to whom the replica once belonged.

I felt really quite moved once I had thoroughly explored the contents - better than any book - any day.

This collection is an experience in itself.

By the way - interestingly, I have no connection to any of the immigrants. I am a Brit who visited Ellis Island this winter, and was moved by my experience. This is the best momento I could have wished for, for my visit.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'museum in a box' of 23 reproduced replicas of artifacts, December 9, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ellis Island Collection: Artifacts from the Immigrant Experience (Paperback)

The roots of millions of immigrants to the United States are evident in modern generations of mixed cultures, and celebrating the major gateway into this country is Chronicle Books' The Ellis Island Collection: Artifacts From The Immigrant Experience, providing a 'museum in a box' of 23 reproduced replicas of artifacts found at Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924 from Irish Catholics and Italians to Hungarians and more. Among the relics in a colorful gift box: an immigrant boarding card, passenger list, Ellis Island lunch menu and much more.