Alfred Stieglitz, "The Steerage" 1907. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
“The Steerage,” Alfred Stieglitz 1907
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One ship, Countless stories.
One ship, Countless stories.
This photo was taken on the Kaiser Wilhelm 11 on a trip towards Europe. These are not immigrants. Most were returning home from the US.
Thanks so much for the comment, Michael.
How interesting! We have only seen this iconic photograph entitled “The Steerage” and the passengers in the lower section do look like emmigrants/immigrants of the era. And now that you mention it, the people in the upper portion (along with the guy wearing the straw boater) look like richer passengers.
Anyway, can you point us to more background information on the photo? Perhaps we can share such information along with the original post.
And continued good luck with “Stieglitz-Mad Dreamer” – great stuff!