Tween decks passengers on a sail ship from Bremerhaven to New York, around 1854. The voyage took many weeks under precarious conditions. Compare this to a 7h flight nowadays.Wikipedia: "The German Emigration Center (German: Deutsches Auswandererhaus) is a museum located in Bremerhaven, Germany dedicated to the history of German emigration, especially to the United States. Visitors can experience the process of a historical emigration. The museum also provides access to databanks with immigration records.The museum opened on August 8, 2005.