us-005578-irn1001471
type: RecordSet
date: 1946 May 20
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had identifier: 2
has or had some members with language: Silent
has or had subject: 851
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn1001471
note: For additional film like this (outtakes) of the refugees arriving in NY but not used in the newsreel release, see Stories 351, 352, and 354. For the newsreel, see Stories 17, 357, and 2260. See textual records in USHMM files that include related newspaper articles, press releases, and cameraman's dope sheets.
scope and content: Refugees arriving at Ellis Island on the"Marine Flashe" ship. Crowd waving. A scuffle breaks out among refugees, one woman is visibly upset and yelling toward the camera. Refugees embrace, some with bundles. CU of a woman holding a baby. Side view of a boy waving. Various shots of two children. Two women show tattoos to camera (they seem to be mother and daughter, but this is not confirmed.)
title: Refugees arrive at Ellis Island