"The Role of the Immigrant in the Industrial Development of America"
Photo (detail): Douglas C. Palmer
 
"The Role of the Immigrant in the Industrial Development of America"
1935
Mural, oil on canvas
Edward Laning , painter
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: Ceremonial Courtroom
This mural was painted for the dining room at Ellis Island. It was severely damaged in the 1950s when a storm blew the roof off of the building. Pieces of it have been restored and hung in the Brooklyn courthouse.