Melting Pot Collection

The 18th century melting pot: A metaphorical cauldron where diverse cultures, like the Virgin of Guadalupe and the Gold Refiner, blend harmoniously to create a rich

Melting Pot Collection: The process of making lead shots

The process of making lead shots
5310120 The process of making lead shots; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of making lead shots: feeding lead ingots into the melting pots)

Melting Pot Collection: The production of steel

The production of steel
5310211 The production of steel; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the production of steel - Sheffield: the cast house, showing the removal of the crucible or melting pot from the wind-furnace (centre)

Melting Pot Collection: 'The Last Trial of Madame Palissy' - painted by W. J. Grant - one of the prize pictures of... 1858

"The Last Trial of Madame Palissy" - painted by W. J. Grant - one of the prize pictures of... 1858
"The Last Trial of Madame Palissy" - painted by W. J. Grant - one of the prize pictures of the Glasgow Art Union, 1858

Melting Pot Collection: Gold Refiner (engraving)

Gold Refiner (engraving)
2801977 Gold Refiner (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold Refiner. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Melting Pot Collection: ANTI-IMMIGRATION CARTOON. Spoiling the Broth

ANTI-IMMIGRATION CARTOON. Spoiling the Broth. American cartoon, 1921, critical of the arrival of so many immigrants that a great number failed to become assimilated into the national melting pot

Melting Pot Collection: Spoiling the Broth. American cartoon, 1921, critical of the arrival of so many immigrants that a

Spoiling the Broth. American cartoon, 1921, critical of the arrival of so many immigrants that a great number failed to
ANTI-IMMIGRATION CARTOON. Spoiling the Broth. American cartoon, 1921, critical of the arrival of so many immigrants that a great number failed to become assimilated into the national melting pot

Final Discharge from Ellis Island, 1902

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The 18th century melting pot: A metaphorical cauldron where diverse cultures, like the Virgin of Guadalupe and the Gold Refiner, blend harmoniously to create a rich, golden society. Yet, as time progressed, the broth began to be spoiled. An anti-immigration cartoon from 1921 depicts the arrival of so many immigrants that the pot was no longer able to assimilate them all, leading to a disrupted harmony. This is contrasted with the image of final discharge from Ellis Island in 1902, where newcomers, full of hope and dreams, eagerly joined the melting pot, contributing to its vibrant and ever-evolving essence.