Visiting Ellis Island was a great history lesson. I don’t know that I have any direct ancestors who passed through here — so many families do. At first, I was working on editing the whole picture. Then I zoomed in to the torch for some reason and realized I wanted to focus on that. There’sContinue reading “Liberty’s Torch”
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Ellis Island Chandelier
“Give me your tired, your poor Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free The wretched refuse of your teeming shore Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” – Emma Lazarus “The New Colossus” This chandelier hangs in the registry hall at Ellis Island. I could stare atContinue reading “Ellis Island Chandelier”
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