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Emigration Collection (page 2)

Background imageEmigration Collection: Emigration - Fall into the Hands of Cannibals

Emigration - Fall into the Hands of Cannibals. 19th century

Background imageEmigration Collection: Emigration - Embarking for America

Emigration - Embarking for America - no more taxes! 19th century

Background imageEmigration Collection: Emigration - Crocodile in the Marsh

Emigration - Crocodile in the Marsh. 19th century

Background imageEmigration Collection: Emigration - Arrival in Canadian Forest

Emigration - Arrival in Canadian Forest
Emigration - Arrival in the Canadian Forest - no work no eat. 19th century

Background imageEmigration Collection: Emigration - A 12 Months Residence

Emigration - A 12 Months Residence. 19th century

Background imageEmigration Collection: Advert for Queensland, Australia

Advert for Queensland, Australia, a call for more people to live and work there. circa 1890

Background imageEmigration Collection: Jamaican immigrants arriving in Britain

Jamaican immigrants arriving in Britain in the 1950s. Date: 1954

Background imageEmigration Collection: ROMANIAN JEWS EMIGRATE

ROMANIAN JEWS EMIGRATE
Romanian Jews at the Gare de Lyon, Paris, on their way to Le Havre where they will embark for America where, they feel sure, there will be no discrimination against Jews. Date: 1892

Background imageEmigration Collection: Picturesque illustration of an Italian Community living off Leather Lane in London

Picturesque illustration of an Italian Community living off Leather Lane in London. The County Council had decided at the time that they would gradually do away with a colony of Italian people living

Background imageEmigration Collection: Emigrates just arrived off a steamer at the steps of Irongate, St

Emigrates just arrived off a steamer at the steps of Irongate, St. Katharines Docks, in the City of London, where they are met by a man who speaks their language

Background imageEmigration Collection: The Mayflower - transporting Pilgrim Fathers to New World

The Mayflower - transporting Pilgrim Fathers to New World
The Mayflower carried the Pilgrim Fathers to America in 63 days, reaching New England in December 1620. Date: 1620

Background imageEmigration Collection: MIGRANT SETTLERS ATTACKD

MIGRANT SETTLERS ATTACKD
Settlers migrating to the west are attacked by Native Americans : the wagons are formed into a tight cluster round which the predators circle. Date: 1876

Background imageEmigration Collection: SOCIAL ORNITHOLOGY

SOCIAL ORNITHOLOGY
Social Ornithology, Annual Emigration of Birds - English tourists of various social classes are shown flying, birdlike, across the channel while their Continental counterparts do likewise. Date: 1840s

Background imageEmigration Collection: Irish emigrants leaving home 1870

Irish emigrants leaving home 1870
Morning of departure, the Irish emigrants saying goodbye to love ones, to leave for America. Date: 1870

Background imageEmigration Collection: Italians Arrive New York

Italians Arrive New York
The arrival of 2, 447 Italian immigrants at New York Date: 1923

Background imageEmigration Collection: Travel - Emigration - USA

Travel - Emigration - USA
Emigrants leaving Liverpool for America. Date: 1875

Background imageEmigration Collection: House martins gather around a telephone pole before emigrati

House martins gather around a telephone pole before emigrati
House martins gathering around a telephone pole before emigrating

Background imageEmigration Collection: Australia - Large Family outside home at Kalgoorlie

Australia - Large Family outside home at Kalgoorlie
Western Australia - Large Welsh Immigrant Family outside home at Kalgoorlie (269 Egan Street). The town was founded in 1893 during the Coolgardie gold rush. Date: 1912

Background imageEmigration Collection: Waifs and Strays Society First 1913 Emigration Party to Cana

Waifs and Strays Society First 1913 Emigration Party to Cana
The Waifs and Strays Societys first emigration party to Canada of the 1913 season. Boys dressed in overcoats and caps stand in front of a railway carriage. Date: 1913

Background imageEmigration Collection: RMS Victorian

RMS Victorian
The Royal Mail Ship RMS Victorian, operated by the Allan Line, and one of the vessels used for the emigration of orphaned and pauper children to Canada. Date: Date unknown

Background imageEmigration Collection: Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, New York

Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, New York
Immigrants await their turn at the Naturalisation Office, New York, America

Background imageEmigration Collection: Inspection of immigrants at Ellis Island, America

Inspection of immigrants at Ellis Island, America
Immigrants are inspected at Ellis Island, America

Background imageEmigration Collection: Macpherson Distributing Home, Knowlton, Quebec

Macpherson Distributing Home, Knowlton, Quebec
The Distributing Home in Knowlton, Quebec, operated by childrens emigration promoter Miss Annie Macpherson to receive a distribute children she brought to Canada from England

Background imageEmigration Collection: Emigration of the Russian Jews from Liverpool

Emigration of the Russian Jews from Liverpool
Emigration of the Russian Jews - the doctor examining steerage passengers before their departure from Liverpool. A scene on board the Guion liner Wisconsin, in the Mersey. Date: 1891

Background imageEmigration Collection: Elizabeth Rye Girls Home, Toronto

Elizabeth Rye Girls Home, Toronto
The Elizabeth Rye Girls Home, Toronto, one of six established in Canada by the Waifs and Strays Society as receiving homes for the children whose emigration from Britain it organised. Date: 1920s

Background imageEmigration Collection: Emigrant Ship, Denmark

Emigrant Ship, Denmark
Danish emigrants board a steamship in the harbour, Copenhagen, for travel to America. Date: 1888

Background imageEmigration Collection: The Fairbridge Society

The Fairbridge Society
Advertisement for The Fairbridge Society, a charity founded by Kingsley Fairbridge in 1909 for the furtherance of child emigration to the colonies to help orphans

Background imageEmigration Collection: Canada by the Cunard Line poster

Canada by the Cunard Line poster
Advertising poster for the Cunard Line shipping company encouraging people, particularly emigrants, to travel to Canada via their ships

Background imageEmigration Collection: Emigration. Irish Emigrants Leaving Queenstown Harbour

Emigration. Irish Emigrants Leaving Queenstown Harbour
Detailed harbour scene with hundreds of emigrants waiting for the boat for New York, steam ships in the background. In the foreground barefoot young lads are expectantly waiting

Background imageEmigration Collection: Italian Immigrant Boy

Italian Immigrant Boy
An Italian boy, smartly dressed in a hat and long cloak, an immigrant to Britain, living in the Saffron Hill, area of London, EC1

Background imageEmigration Collection: Italian Father / Daughter

Italian Father / Daughter
A proud Italian father with his pretty daughter, immigrants to Britain, living in the Italian community area of Saffron Hill, near Farringdon, London EC1

Background imageEmigration Collection: Barnardos Card Promoting Emigration

Barnardos Card Promoting Emigration
One of a series of cards issued by Barnardos promoting its emigration of children to Canada

Background imageEmigration Collection: Music cover, Sailing Home, by Charles Osborne

Music cover, Sailing Home, by Charles Osborne
Music cover, Sailing Home, words and music by Charles Osborne, performed by Wilton Smart. circa 1890

Background imageEmigration Collection: British Welcome League HQ, Toronto, Canada

British Welcome League HQ, Toronto, Canada
British Welcome League Headquarters building, on the corner of Lorne and Front Streets, Toronto, Canada. Date: circa 1910

Background imageEmigration Collection: The Emigrant Ship leaving Britain

The Emigrant Ship leaving Britain. 1890

Background imageEmigration Collection: Table showing emigration from the UK between 1825-1849

Table showing emigration from the UK between 1825-1849
A table showing the emigration from the United Kingdom during the 25 years from 1825-1849. Date: 1850

Background imageEmigration Collection: Waifs and Strays Society Part of Second Emigration Party to

Waifs and Strays Society Part of Second Emigration Party to
The Waifs and Strays Societys second emigration party to Canada of the 1913 season. Boys are loaded with overcoats and caps and luggage. Date: 1913

Background imageEmigration Collection: Waifs and Strays Society 1913 Girls Emigration Party to Cana

Waifs and Strays Society 1913 Girls Emigration Party to Cana
The Waifs and Strays Societys 1913 girls emigration party en route to Canada, carrying luggage packs. Date: 1913

Background imageEmigration Collection: Our Western Home, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Our Western Home, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
Inmates at the gate of Our Western Home at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, opened in 1869 by emigration promoter Miss Maria Rye. Date: circa 1906

Background imageEmigration Collection: Maria Rye

Maria Rye
A portrait of Maria Rye (1829-1903) who became well known for organising the emigration of pauper and orphan children to Canada. Date: Date unknown

Background imageEmigration Collection: Barnardos Labour House - Discharging a Cargo of Wood

Barnardos Labour House - Discharging a Cargo of Wood
A cargo of wood is transferred from a barge onto wagons for Barnardos Labour House, London. The home prepared older boys for emigration to Canada. Date: circa 1905

Background imageEmigration Collection: Emigration of the Germans. Engraving. Colored

Emigration of the Germans. Engraving. Colored
Louis the German (806-875). Carolingian Emperor. Emigration of the Germans. Engraving by A. Closs in Germania, 1882. Colored

Background imageEmigration Collection: United States. 19th century. Union Pacific Company. Railwa

United States. 19th century. Union Pacific Company. Railway Station. Engraving in the newspaper Frank Leslies in 1869. Colored

Background imageEmigration Collection: American Steamship 1920S

American Steamship 1920S
An American passenger steamship, possibly at New York Harbour, U.S.A. Date: 1920s

Background imageEmigration Collection: ACADIA STEAMSHIP

ACADIA STEAMSHIP
The Acadia passenger steamship, entering New York Harbour, U.S.A. Date: 1920s

Background imageEmigration Collection: Emigration / A Spinster

Emigration / A Spinster
A spinster here... Image 3 of a series on the benefits of Australia over England & encouraging emigration. Date: 1863

Background imageEmigration Collection: Crossing Mississippi

Crossing Mississippi
Settlers wagons are ferried across the Mississippi River, at the start of their long journey to the Golden West. Date: circa 1850

Background imageEmigration Collection: The Asylum of Peace

The Asylum of Peace
THE ASYLUM OF PEACE Exile:-" Ah, Dear Britannia, it is with you, only, I can be certain of a safe home!" Date: 2 June 1866



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