Forgotten Ellis Island : : the extraordinary story of America's immigrant hospital
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[Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2009].
ISBN
0793670241, 9780793670246
Status
Villa Park Public Library - Nonfiction
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Published
[Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2009].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0793670241, 9780793670246
UPC
0841887010252, 841887010252

Notes

General Note
Documentary.
General Note
Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ken Willinger ; editor, William A. Anderson ; composer, Gil Talmi.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Elliott Gould.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast on television in 2008.
Description
In the era before antibiotics, tens of thousands of immigrant patients were separated from family, detained in the hospital on Ellis Island, and healed from illness before becoming citizens. 350 babies were born, and ten times that many immigrants died on Ellis Island and were buried in pauper's graves around New York City.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (enhanced); Dolby Digital stereo., NTSC.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Conway, L., & Gould, E. (2009). Forgotten Ellis Island :: the extraordinary story of America's immigrant hospital . Distributed by PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Conway, Lorie, 1954- and Elliott. Gould. 2009. Forgotten Ellis Island :: The Extraordinary Story of America's Immigrant Hospital. Distributed by PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Conway, Lorie, 1954- and Elliott. Gould. Forgotten Ellis Island :: The Extraordinary Story of America's Immigrant Hospital Distributed by PBS Home Video, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Conway, Lorie, and Elliott Gould. Forgotten Ellis Island :: The Extraordinary Story of America's Immigrant Hospital Distributed by PBS Home Video, 2009.

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