Tag: america

Ellis Island, The Immigrant’s Gateway to America

.Reading time 9 minutes.

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”.  So reads the inscription on the Statue of Liberty from Emma Lazarus’ 1883 sonnet “The New Colossus”. While Lady Liberty […]

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Collection Spotlight: Underwood Archives

.Reading time 8 minutes.

UIG contributing partner Underwood Archives offers researchers a vintage and historic glimpse into America’s past.  The collection includes thousands of images of politicians, entertainers, and other notables from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  The Underwood archive offers a peak at the daily lives of Americans in years gone by, humorous images from a simpler time, […]

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Joe Sohm’s Visions of America

.Reading time 8 minutes.

When “Americana” is mentioned, you might think of small-town parades, high school football games, Fourth of July fireworks, our beautiful flag, apple pie, country fairs and other iconic themes that make up America’s rich cultural heritage.  When we at UIG think about “Americana”, we think about Joe Sohm and his wonderful and ever-evolving Visions of America […]

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