Carl waiting for the ferry going to Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty from Jersey City, NJ. Was a very warm day with lots and lots of people going via ferry every 30 minutes. Couldn't get a ticket to walk around the pedestal base of "The Lady". Earliest anyone could get the "free tickets" was to reserve them for sometime in November! Amazing to listen to all the people around us and the various languages, etc. Really emphasized the American melting pot.
This was looking back from the ferry to the old train station on Liberty Island Park where the ferry from Jersey City, NJ leaves for Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty. Was a little hazy out & the air quality was poor, so I had to really pace myself while walking.
This was NYC skyline we saw while on the ferry. There were several sailboats in the harbor as well as several large vessels waiting to enter the harbor. 
This was inside the harbor of Ellis Island where all new immigrants were taken to ensure they were healthy, had enough money to sustain them while they procured living and working arrangements. They came with everything they owned & had to pile it up in the luggage area before going to the waiting area before advancing to the registration area where the ship's manifest with their pertinent information on it was compared to the vocal information each person would give to those examining them (the registration desk was up 3 flights of stairs where doctors could watch each person as they climbed them to see if they were healthy...if not they would marked with an "x" on their coat & pulled aside for further examinations.
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