1. IMMIGRANTS ON A BOAT ARRIVING AT ELLIS ISLAND NEW YORK CITY STREET HIGH SCHOOL CLASS, 1899

2. Back to Images Most immigrants came to the United States with just a few dollars and a small number of treasured personal possessions. Group of Immigrants (Women and Children) from Eastern Europe on Deck of the S.S. Amsterdam (1899), Johnston BACK TO LESSON

3. Back to Images The U.S. immigration center on Ellis Island opened in 1892. Arriving at Ellis Island (1907), Bain News Service BACK TO LESSON

4. Back to Images In the late 1800s, more and more people moved to cities like New York to find jobs. Mulberry Street, New York City (ca. 1900), Detroit Publishing Company BACK TO LESSON

5. Back to Images By the late 1800s, increasing numbers of people were attending and completing high school. Chemistry Class, Western High School, Washington, D.C. (1899), Frances Benjamin Johnston BACK TO LESSON