About a month ago, Megan Smolenyak wrote about the recent discovery of photos of Annie Moore, the Irish teenager who was the first to arrive at Ellis Island when it opened on January 1, 1892. On December 29th of last year, the New York Times featured a photo of Annie that had been located by her great-granddaughter, Maureen Peterson. However, Megan was also aware of two additional photos of Annie that had been unearthed -- one that was confirmed and one that seemed highly likely. The second photo that has been verified, showing Annie as a young mother approximately six to seven years after her arrival. The picture was found by her great-niece, Pat Somerstein, and includes one of Annie's daughters decked out in a fur-trimmed jacket and a halo of flyaway hair.
And now we come to the history mystery: Discovered by Annie's great-nephew, Michael Shulman, at the National Park Service's library at Ellis Island, this image appears to be Annie with her brothers on the day of their arrival at Ellis Island itself. If true, this photo is historically significant. But the question is whether the picture is truly Annie and her brothers. Megan is asking for help to either prove or disprove that this is Annie.
You can read more and also view the photographs at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/historical-photo-is-this_b_446799.html.
