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The two agencies responsible for processing immigrants at Ellis Island were the United States Public Health Service and the Bureau of Immigration (later known as the Immigration and Naturalization Service - INS).
* http://www.nps.gov/elis/historyculture/index.htm
The Bureau of Immigration as well as the United States Public Health Service were the government agencies that processed the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. In addition to the processing of their documents, immigrants were subjected to a 'Six second physical' to determine whether or not they were ill, and might bring an epidemic into the country.
The Bureau of Immigration as well as the United States Public Health Service were the government agencies that processed the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. In addition to the processing of their documents, immigrants were subjected to a 'Six second physical' to determine whether or not they were ill, and might bring an epidemic into the country.
it is Ellis Island
Samuel Ellis was the last owner of Ellis island before the government took it by procolamation.
The US Government was in charge of immirgration at Ellis Island.
Ellis Island was open primarily to German and Irish immigrants in 1892
Ellis Island
The Ellis of Ellis Island was named after Ruby Ellis who was the first immigrant from Russia.
What is special about Ellis Island?
Immigrants got to Ellis island by boat
Ellis island started out as just an empty place in New York City and was made into Ellis island
ellis island