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Refugees arrive at Ellis Island

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

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.)


Film Title
Universal Newsreel outtakes
Duration
00:03:35
Date
Event:  1946 May 20
Locale
New York, NY, United States
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Newsreels.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: Universal News
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
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
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
Featured In
Return to Life - 2.10: Permanent Exhibition - The Holocaust - Audiovisual Monitors. Open. Open

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 22:02:52
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