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Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada

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Title
Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Immigration

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1870
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC IMM
Topics
Emigration & immigration
Immigrants -- British
Arrivals & departures -- England -- London
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "The Ganges, a fine screw-steamer, of 1899 tons register, W. S. Mason, commander, left the Victoria Docks, on Wednesday week, at eleven o'clock, having on board a large party of emigrants connected with the East-End Emigration Club, a society acting in union with the committee of the British and who were on the lists as going by this ship, only four were wanting at the moment the vessel cast off from the quay." Includes additional text.
Source note: Illustrated London news. (London : Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd., 1842-).
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17514010
Barcode: 33333159459219
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 166281e0-c554-012f-3586-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1870: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1870. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-37ef-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 10, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-37ef-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1870). Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-37ef-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada