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Historic - For many years, Ellis Island was the first stop for immigrants who arrived in the United States.

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First stop - Millions of immigrants passed through the hospital to be able to live in the United States.

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Thousands of names - Thousands of people are recorded in the archive of hospital patients.

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Abandoned - A bathroom in the women's wing.

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View of the Statue of Liberty - The rooms with the best view of the statue were designated to immigrants who were to be deported or who were near death.

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Hundreds of meals - Every day, meals were served to approximately 450 patients.

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Contagious diseases - One of the rooms in the contagious diseases ward offers a view.

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Empty - One of the rooms the hospital patients passed through.

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Scary place - It is said that the hospital walls hide true stories of terror.

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Symbol - The hospital is seen as a symbol of immigration in the United States

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Risk of deportation - Immigrants who were underweight or had arthritis ran the risk of being deported.

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Hard work - The majority of the patients were poor and had come to the United States in search of manual labour.

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Inspiration - There are many stories about the hospital, which has also served as inspiration for films, TV shows, and books.

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Contagious diseases - Many patients carried contagious diseases, such as yellow fever.

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Hundreds of beds - According to Business Insider, the hospital contained approximately 450 beds, with 14 in each room.

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Capable medical team - The hospital relied on a group of doctors and nurses who performed innovative procedures.

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Quick diagnosis - According to Business Insider, doctors took just six seconds to determine if a new immigrant was healthy.

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Morgue - During almost 20 years of operating, approximately 3,500 patients died in the hospital.

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Bathroom - This is one of the bathrooms in the contagious diseases wing. Separate bathrooms existed for patients infected with tuberculosis.

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Recreation rooms - Business Insider reported that there were rooms exclusively for immigrants who wouldn't pass intelligence tests. They would stay in these rooms until being deported.

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Maze - The hospital was maze-like, spread over 22 buildings with numerous rooms.

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Questionable treatments - Some of the treatments and procedures performed would be considered abusive today, such as pouring hydrochloric acid on patients' scalps to get rid of lice.

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Detail of a bedroom - Interior view of one of the hospital bedrooms.

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Laundry room - In the era before antibiotics, laundries like the one in the photo were essential for the extermination of bacteria.

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Myths - Disturbing myths are told about the contagious diseases wing of the complex.

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Quarantine - Contagious patients were housed in quarantine, with the doors of the wing shut, for 21 days.

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Better future - The buildings tell the stories of millions of men, women, and children who were looking for a better future.

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Historic hospital - The front of the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital, through which millions of new Americans passed.

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Current hospital -

Today, the hospital complex contains 11 pavilions and is open to visitors.

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