Ellis Island -- the site of New York's "hospital for immigrants" -- is offering public tours for the first time in 60 years. Original photographs of the patients and doctors of the hospital have been pasted on the crumbling walls, windows and doors.
Ellis Island hospital opens its doors —
Ellis Island -- the site of New York's "hospital for immigrants" -- is offering public tours for the first time in 60 years. Original photographs of the patients and doctors of the hospital have been pasted on the crumbling walls, windows and doors.
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A cage covers the front end of the psychiatric ward of the Ellis Island hospital complex.
Ellis Island hospital opens its doors —
A cage covers the front end of the psychiatric ward of the Ellis Island hospital complex.
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
The hospital stopped operating in 1954. In its day, the complex was the largest U.S. Public Health Service institution.
Ellis Island hospital opens its doors —
The hospital stopped operating in 1954. In its day, the complex was the largest U.S. Public Health Service institution.
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
This photo shows the morgue of the Ellis Island hospital. The hospital opened to the public on Wednesday October 1, 2014.
Ellis Island hospital opens its doors —
This photo shows the morgue of the Ellis Island hospital. The hospital opened to the public on Wednesday October 1, 2014.
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
This picture from 2003 shows one of the washrooms off the women's ward.
Ellis Island hospital opens its doors —
This picture from 2003 shows one of the washrooms off the women's ward.
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The hospital operated between 1902 and 1930, and has proven to be an extremely sturdy building, surviving Hurricane Sandy.
Ellis Island hospital opens its doors —
The hospital operated between 1902 and 1930, and has proven to be an extremely sturdy building, surviving Hurricane Sandy.
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A row of file cabinets, as left in the Ellis Island hospital complex.
Ellis Island hospital opens its doors —
A row of file cabinets, as left in the Ellis Island hospital complex.
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The remains of a room in the psychiatric ward as seen on a photo from 2003.
Ellis Island hospital opens its doors —
The remains of a room in the psychiatric ward as seen on a photo from 2003.
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The decaying atrium of the baggage and dormitory building is pictured here in a photo from 2003.
Ellis Island hospital opens its doors —
The decaying atrium of the baggage and dormitory building is pictured here in a photo from 2003.
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The hospital's site was not accessible for over a half of century.
Ellis Island hospital opens its doors —
The hospital's site was not accessible for over a half of century.
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