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National Museum of American Jewish History exhibit links 1917 to today’s debate on immigration

National Museum of American Jewish History exhibit links 1917 to today’s debate on immigration

A black and white building of the Washington Avenue Immigration station, which was a long rectangular building with a center-peaked roof. The building's name is printed on the short side of the building, which is facing the front of the image, and there are some train tracks in front of the building.

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