Incredible Photos Of Immigrants Arriving At Ellis Island

Ellis Island’s Most Famous Immigrant

The Ellis Island Immigration Museum was officially renamed the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration in 2015. It includes the entire story of people immigrating to the United States both before and after the Ellis Island era. Outside the main building, there is a wall that contains some of the names of immigrants who were processed on the island.

One of the island’s most famous immigrants was Bob Hope. Hope was born in England and traveled to New York City in 1908 with his family when he was 4 years old. They traveled in steerage on the S.S. Philadelphia. Hope became a U.S. citizen in 1920 when his father became a naturalized citizen.