From East and West 1840-1870 - from DPLA - “Trace history of American immigration through the mid-nineteenth century. From the Irish to the German to the Chinese—their stories are tied to both the growth of cities like New York and the settlement of the West.”
Coming to America - DPLA - Follow generations of immigrants as they travelled to the U.S. Excited by the possibility of wealth, eager to start a new life, or pushed away by conflict, immigrants faced a number of opportunities and obstacles upon arrival. With photographs, heirlooms, writings, and travel documents, learn how their paths to America changed over time.
Links to several different collections in DocsTeach - a collection of primary sources documents from the National Archive. Includes “immigration-related photographs” and “immigration-related posters.” the Chinese Exclusion Act might be most relevant.
