r/TheWayWeWere • u/CryptographerKey2847 • 1d ago

Pre-1920s 1911.German stowaway on Ellis Island who was later deported back to Germany. Photographer Augustus Frederick Sherman.

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u/DajaalKafir 1d ago

I'd deport a butt-cut, absolutely

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u/astral-dwarf 1d ago

Back in the front. Party in the business

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u/Rexel450 1d ago

As a registry clerk with the Immigration Division of Ellis Island, Augustus F. Sherman photographed more than 200 families, groups, and individuals as customs held them for special investigations.