de Crevecoeur’s “What Is an American?” by LauraB

This depiction of de Crevecoeur's "What is an American?," takes three quotes from his piece, and summarizes them into pictures. The first showcases how people…
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Size: 24x16in Emigrant Ship, DenmarkChoose from our catalog of over 500,000 posters! Danish emigrants board a steamship in the harbour, Copenhagen, for travel to America.
American Kitchens in 1920s Houses | hide caption The American Dream has long evoked the idea that the next ...

"Urged by a variety of motives, here they came."

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March 27,1889  We are inside now, and there are many men with hats and uniforms on. They look at people and speak very quickly. My two brothers are scared and rescue to leave my mother's side. These men check us for diseases. Many on the boat we were on had cholera. I was thankful none of my family members had that. They washed us, and cleaned us up from the filth and led us onward.
Jewish refugee children waving at the Statue of Liberty from the deck of the liner President Harding in 1939. Of 270,000 German Jews who applied for immigration visas, only 80,000 were allowed into the United States.
Immigrants entering Ellis Island

"He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced..."

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These 12 Rare Photos Show West Virginia's Mining History Like Never Before
June 1922: Irish Free State soldiers patrolling the streets of Dublin during the Siege of the Four Courts, the headquarters of the anti-Treaty Republicans during the Irish Civil War. (Photo by Walshe/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Mill girls working in Lowell, Mass.

"The Americans were once scattered all over Europe; here they are incorporated into one of the finest systems of population which has ever appeared..."

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an old black and white photo of people standing in front of a wall with their arms around each other
March 27,1889 We are inside now, and there are many men with hats and uniforms on. They look at people and speak very quickly. My two brothers are scared and rescue to leave my mother's side. These men check us for diseases. Many on the boat we were on had cholera. I was thankful none of my family members had that. They washed us, and cleaned us up from the filth and led us onward.
a group of people standing on top of a wooden pier next to the ocean with a ship in the background
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Jewish refugee children waving at the Statue of Liberty from the deck of the liner President Harding in 1939. Of 270,000 German Jews who applied for immigration visas, only 80,000 were allowed into the United States.
a group of men standing next to each other in front of a brick building with an old car
These 12 Rare Photos Show West Virginia's Mining History Like Never Before
These 12 Rare Photos Show West Virginia's Mining History Like Never Before
an old black and white photo of people standing in front of a ship
Giclee Painting: Emigrant Ship, Denmark, 24x16in.
Size: 24x16in Emigrant Ship, DenmarkChoose from our catalog of over 500,000 posters! Danish emigrants board a steamship in the harbour, Copenhagen, for travel to America.
an old black and white photo of men in trench coats walking down a city street
Irish Free State soldiers patrolling the streets of Dublin during the...
June 1922: Irish Free State soldiers patrolling the streets of Dublin during the Siege of the Four Courts, the headquarters of the anti-Treaty Republicans during the Irish Civil War. (Photo by Walshe/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
two women standing next to each other in front of an assembly line with rows of machines
UMass Lowell Library
Mill girls working in Lowell, Mass.
an old black and white photo of three people with two babys in their arms
Early Days of Al Capone
Immigrants entering Ellis Island
an old black and white photo of three people standing in front of a house
American Dream Faces Harsh New Reality
American Kitchens in 1920s Houses | hide caption The American Dream has long evoked the idea that the next ...
a black and white quote that says not all who wander are lost
Not All Who Wander Are Lost Digital Download, Svg, Png, Pdf, Jpeg, Quote, Wall Art, Gifts, T-shirt - Etsy
four men looking at the ocean from a boat deck, with one pointing to something in the distance
252 Piece Puzzle. The Emigrants
10x14 inch Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces.. 21st May 1926: Emigrants, leaving for Canada on the SS Montcalm, looking back at the coastline. (Photo by MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 1920 1929, 3426394, boat deck, canada, coastline, emigrants, emigration and immigration, england, england black and white format landscape male female emigration and immigration water transport europe top b 4821, england black white format landscape male female emigration immigration water transport europ
an old cartoon drawing of a woman washing her hands in a large tub with the words'the world's melting pot '
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The World's Melting Pot.
an old factory filled with lots of machines
10 inch Photo. Gun Shops, Krupps, Essen, 1917 (b/w photo)
10x8 Inch (25x20cm) Print - High quality print. XOS1154306 Gun Shops, Krupps, Essen, 1917 (b/w photo); Private Collection; out of copyright. armament, armed forces, army, barrels, deutschland, factory, german, germanic, germany, great war, guns, industrialisation, industry, krupp, manufacturing, materiel, military, munitions, plant, war, world, world war i, wwi. Image supplied by Fine Art Finder. Product ID:dmcs_12711749_6947_0