Prelinger Archives,
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
1946.
United Kingdom (Great Britain),
United States of America.
vo English.
10’
Reviews the history of immigration to the United States up to the restrictive law passed in 1924. A dramatized scene in an European steamship office is used to show the economic, political and religious motives for immigration. Contains scenes of Ellis Island and New York City in the early 20th century. From www.archive.org
http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger
