Author:
Pegler-Gordon, Anna, 1968-
Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009.
Descriptionxx, 319 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:First impressions : Chinese exclusion and the introduction of immigration identification, 1875-1909 -- Photographic paper sons : resisting immigration identity documentation, 1893-1943 -- Ellis Island as an observation station : spectacle and inspection, 1892-1924 -- Ellis Island as a photo studio : the horrific ethnographic image, 1904-26 -- The imaginary line : passing and passports on the Mexican-U.S. border, 1906-17 -- The dividing line : documentation on the Mexican-U.S. border, 1917-34.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-306) and index.
