15 interesting portraits of immigrants of the early 20th century
At the beginning of the 20th century, Europe had a hard time: it rushed about in the agony of World War I, revolutions, and international strife. Of course, the Europeans dreamed of escaping all this horror away and, if they had such an opportunity, they would not miss it. The United States was the promised land for all then, here nationality, religion and the origin of man did not matter. To people, this state seemed to be a saving oasis in the midst of a world incinerated by wars and uprisings.
At that time, a certain Augustus Frederick Sherman, an immigration officer who worked in a series of portraits of people who fled from their native lands in search of a new, happy life, worked on Ellis Island in New York. Over time, these pictures were painted by the efforts of the editors of Time magazine.