P 2 marian By facebooker_1658331281103196 Jan 1, 1892 Ellis island imigration Ellis island open. Seventeen years old Annie Moore, from Country cork, Ireland was the first immigration to be processed at the new federal immigaration depot Period: Jan 1, 1892 to Dec 31, 1924 "Ellse Island is Open" Dec 31, 1924 Immigration Traffic Slows Period: Oct 24, 1929 to Dec 31, 1939 The Great Depression