On Sept. 18, 1956, an ad in The Wall Street Journal attracted considerable attention. The federal General Services Administration announced that it was “now authorized to offer one of the most famous ...
A wall of scaffolding is surrounding one of the nation’s most treasured national monuments this Fourth of July. The scaffolding surrounding part of Ellis Island is visible from Liberty State Park, a ...
Ellis Island Entrance (Paul Seibert/Courtesy Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation) Ellis Island Main Building under construction circa 1900 (Courtesy Statue of Liberty National Monument and ...