At times, photographers visited Pier 21 Halifax and other ports in Quebec and New Brunswick to photograph immigrants disembarking off of the ships. The date of this stoic young girl’s arrival is unknown, but we do know her last name is Choban. The journeys on the ships were long and strenuous and with, often, poor food and accommodations. There are stories of ships crawling with insects and bunk beds thrown together haphazardly swinging from rope. Many times, conditions were unventilated and cramped with people laying on floors heaving with sea sickness. Anxieties were high and tempers flared often. This strong little girl and her family somehow made it through