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This primary source comes from the Records of the Public Health Service.
National Archives Identifier: 6341034
Full Citation: Photograph 90-G-125-29; Immigrant Children, Ellis Island, New York; ca. 1908; Public Health Service Historical Photograph File, 1880 – 1943; Records of the Public Health Service, Record Group 90; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/children-ellis-island/, January 17, 2026]
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