An article and radio program today on NPR:

Sometimes, a journey of five years begins with a single hour. At least, that’s what happened to Stephen Wilkes. One assignment — to photograph the side of Ellis Island that no one sees — turned into an obsession, and now a book.

Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom documents the weather-beaten remnants of the immigration hub’s abandoned hospital buildings, where people who steamed past the Statue of Liberty on crowded ships were sometimes held back if they had an infectious disease or obvious disorder.

Also see http://www.ellisislandghosts.com/
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