Sunday, 2 October 2016

These 100-Year-Old Colour Portraits Of New York Immigrants Reveal Incredible Outfits

These 100-Year-Old Colour Portraits Of New York Immigrants Reveal Incredible Outfits

Here are just a handful of the 12 million men, women, and children who arrived at Ellis Island, New York, between 1892 and 1954 to start a new life in the USA, often dressed in their finest clothes. The portraits show immigrants wearing the national dress of their country of origin, including military uniforms from Albania, bonnets from the Netherlands, and clothing of Sámi people from the Arctic regions.
Read more: https://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewtucker/colourised-photos-of-ellis-island-immigrants-from-the-ear?source=Snapzu

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