Destination America Reel 1 · Part 5

Description

This film — the introductory chapter in a series of eight films tracing the history of America as a nation of immigrants — provides a detailed review of European migration to America. Included in the film are statistical data and interviews with elderly immigrants, as well as information on poor travel conditions, the poverty of immigrants, conditions in Europe that led to mass emigration, the processing of immigrants on Ellis Island, and housing and employment problems for immigrants in American cities. The film is a Thames Television production, produced by David Gill and Tom Steel, executive produced by John Edwards, and narrated by Iain Cuthbertson.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities