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Arrival of Emigrants, Ellis Island
Also known as {Arrival of Immigrants, Ellis Island}
(1906) United States of America
B&W : 218 feet
Directed by [?] G.W. Bitzer?

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 9 May 1906 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H77049]. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / The production was shot on 27 April 1906 on Ellis Island, New York.

Documentary: Actuality.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Immigrants - USA: New York: Ellis Island

Listing updated: 8 August 2023.

References: Film viewing : Niver-Early p. 12 : Website-IMDb; Website-LoC.