Memories of Ellis Island brought to Queens
From 1892 to its official close in 1954, more than 12 million immigrants passed through the gates of New Yorks Ellis Island, yearning for freedom and a new life on American shores. Most of them, in one or two generations, fulfilled their dream, but
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