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senseandsensibility

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8. That explains my

Reply to BlueJazz (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 11:05 PM

Oct 2015

mother in law. Lol. I kid......

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What America�s immigrants looked like when they arrived on Ellis Island [View all] MADem Oct 2015 OP

Fabulous! We were a melting pot; I loved that about us. nt babylonsister Oct 2015 #1

We still are madokie Oct 2015 #2

Let's remember. Many of us are a bit of this and that. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #13

Let's hear it for the mutts! TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #17

Would have been interesting to see these with no country of origin named dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #3

I can't see the Dutch womens' shoes senseandsensibility Oct 2015 #4

the kids have the shoes....I was looking at the photos in the link. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #5

You have to tilt your screen waaay back. BlueJazz Oct 2015 #6

The Dutch women look like they'd kick your ass if you messed with them. BlueJazz Oct 2015 #7

That explains my senseandsensibility Oct 2015 #8

They would have. Trust me on that!!!! JDPriestly Oct 2015 #12

Yeah, that head gear is something. MADem Oct 2015 #14

I thought they were men at first treestar Oct 2015 #29

Can't blame you. If you look at the fists of the one in front, she's ready to go 12 rounds...easily. BlueJazz Oct 2015 #32

Nowadays, everyone looks like they shop at the same Walmart. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #9

+100 narnian60 Oct 2015 #27

In the photos in the OP, both the German and Algerian men could be present day while Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #28

Traditional garb is considered to be a costume for the tourists. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #33

Awesome photographs! sheshe2 Oct 2015 #10

I love old pics! nt MADem Oct 2015 #15

Great pictures! It's good for us to remember where we come from. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #11

My maternal grandparents Mendocino Oct 2015 #16

I hope you have pictures--they can really bring the past alive, and you can see your MADem Oct 2015 #18

Funny story laundry_queen Oct 2015 #21

That IS hilarious!!! Would make a great scene in a comedic movie!!! nt MADem Oct 2015 #22

I suppose it would, lol. To me, it was darn good evidence that karma/reincarnation exists laundry_queen Oct 2015 #23

i wonder where their families are right now JI7 Oct 2015 #19

I have a picture laundry_queen Oct 2015 #20

One of the Italian women... a la izquierda Oct 2015 #24

That earthquake is the reason I cannot find information about my phylny Oct 2015 #31

The Dutch! Xipe Totec Oct 2015 #25

No one delivers an ironic line without any trace of irony better than CAINE!! MADem Oct 2015 #26

My father's parents both came through Ellis Island, at different times. They met in the US. Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #30

I'm getting this impression of many different cultures coming together to create a new one. Rex Oct 2015 #34