Augustus F. Sherman: Dutch Siblings

As a registry clerk with the Immigration Division of Ellis Island, Augustus F. Sherman photographed more than 200 families, groups, and individuals as customs held them for special investigations. This image was chosen in collaboration with the Statue of Liberty National Monument and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum and is from the book Ellis Island Portraits 1905—1920. It is one of Sherman’s many striking portraits, which predate August Sander’s cataloging efforts by several years.