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In 1890, faced with the growing difficulty of processing immigrants, the government decided to turn Ellis Island into an immigration station.

The size of the island was greatly increased with the use of landfill material, and a central hall was built along with dormitories, medical treatment facilities, and other administrative buildings.

All new entries to the United States had to go through Ellis Island for inspection before being allowed into the country.

1890 – Ellis Island before the expansion.

The promise of a dream - 1905

A young Sicilian immigrant - 1905

A young Irish immigrant - 1908

Immigrants from Ukraine - 1906

Processing Hall at Ellis Island - 1910

Immigrants being processed - 1911

Polish immigrant women wearing their I.D. tags - 1907

Russian mother and daughter - 1912

Ellis Island Madonna - 1911

German immigration papers - 1923

Greek immigrants - 1913

Immigrant children - 1914

Serbian immigrants - 1915

Immigrants in the over-flow yard waiting to be processed - 1912

Health inspection of arriving immigrants - 1913

Young Italian girl gets her first penny at Ellis Island - 1912

Immigrants waiting for ferry to New York City - 1905

Italian family on ferry leaving Ellis Island - 1919

Arriving on New York pier - 1907

Arriving on New York pier - 1909

Most immigrants settled in the ghettos of New York City - 1909