Journey to America:

Using archival film and photographs along with letters, diaries and oral interviews, this documentary recaptures the journey of the twelve million people who emigrated to the U.S. from Europe between 1890 and 1920. The film follows immigrants from the villages and towns of Europe to the seaport town...

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Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: [Boston] WGBH Educational Foundation c1989, [1998?]
Edition:PBS Video index [version]
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Summary:Using archival film and photographs along with letters, diaries and oral interviews, this documentary recaptures the journey of the twelve million people who emigrated to the U.S. from Europe between 1890 and 1920. The film follows immigrants from the villages and towns of Europe to the seaport towns of Hamburg and Bremen where they boarded steamer ships bound for U.S. ports of entry. It then follows them to Ellis Island and into the urban ghettos, prairie farms, coal mines and stockyards of America
Item Description:Originally broadcast on the PBS television series The American Experience with David McCullough in 1989. - VHS.
Series host, David McCullough
Original photography, Tom Ackerman ; edited by Catherine Shields ; original score, Michael Bacon
Physical Description:1 videocassette (58 min.) sd., b&w with col. sequences 1/2 in

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