Immigration (silent, 1921)
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This silent black-and-white film documents the challenging journey of a European farming family, the Bernards, as they struggle with rural life and eventually receive financial aid to immigrate to America. The film portrays their departure by ship, hopeful visions of the ‘Land of Freedom,’ and the realities of immigrant life upon arrival in New York Harbor. It includes scenes of processing at Ellis Island, urban life in early 20th-century New York City, and the social challenges immigrants face.
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