**A Romanian piper**circa 1905-1914 · Ellis Island, New York Harbor

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The photograph, the source, and the unknowns

He brought his pipes through steerage. The record holds the instrument and the costume; the name is gone.

Archive caption: A Romanian piper
Creator: Augustus Francis Sherman
Date: circa 1905-1914
Credit: Wikimedia Commons (DPLA / University of Colorado Boulder contribution; NYPL original)
Rights: Photographer died 1925; created 1905-1914; NYPL/DPLA mark public domain · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Source record: Open the institution or repository record

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Augustus Francis Sherman. “A Romanian piper.” circa 1905-1914. Wikimedia Commons (DPLA / University of Colorado Boulder contribution; NYPL original). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Romanian_piper_-_DPLA_-_9345d3590455d6bbced3b9cd40611fa8.jpg. Viewed via Nostalgia Museum artifact 746, reviewed 22 August 2026. https://getnostalgia.ai/museum/artifact/OBDCTXEkXJQR5s1q/746

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