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Refugees arrive at Ellis Island

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1988.184.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0024 | Film ID: 4

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    Refugees arrive at Ellis Island

    Overview

    Description
    Refugees arriving at Ellis Island on the "Marine Flasher" ship. Crowd waving. A scuffle breaks out among refugees, one woman is visibly upset and yelling toward the camera. Refugees embrace, some with bundles. CU of a woman holding a baby. Side view of a boy waving. Various shots of two children. Two women show tattoos to camera (they seem to be mother and daughter, but this is not confirmed.)
    Duration
    00:03:35
    Date
    Event:  1946 May 20
    Locale
    New York, NY, United States
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: Universal News

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Mixed
    Time Code
    04:56:55:00 to 05:00:30:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 4 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 4 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 4 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 4 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 4 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 4 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 4 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 4 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the collection from various sources in 1988. Footage was obtained as research for the United States Holocaust Memorial Campaign's promotional video called "A Campaign to Remember" by David Haspel & Associates.
    Note
    For additional film like this (outtakes) of the refugees arriving in NY but not used in the newsreel release, see Stories 351, 352, and 354. For the newsreel, see Stories 17, 357, and 2260.

    See textual records in USHMM files that include related newspaper articles, press releases, and cameraman's dope sheets.
    Copied From
    35mm; b/w
    Film Source
    David Haspel & Associates
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2008
    Source Archive Number: 200 UN 5309x1,2
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:48:20
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