Quarantine Island

Alice Austencirca. 1896

Alice Austen House
Staten Island, NY, United States

Immigrants held on one of the quarantine islands, Hoffman or Swinburne, located off the coast of Staten Island. The weariness and uncertainty of the people in the photograph are palpable to the viewer.

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Title: Quarantine Island
Creator: Alice Austen
Date Created: circa. 1896
Location: Hoffman or Swinburne Island, New York City
Subject Keywords: Quarantine Islands, Immigrants, Family
Type: Photograph

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