This is a new irregular feature here at The Genealogue. Let's define a "genealogy hack" as a tip or trick that solves a specific problem and increases one's productivity as a genealogist, whether online or out in the real world.
Ever try to bookmark a manifest page from the Ellis Island website using your right mouse button? If so, this will look familiar:

Saving the manifest image in Firefox is simple using this technique. From the menu that pops up select View Page Info > Media. Then click on the entry that looks like this:


Chris, This is a good "hack." Thanks. I've been using a capture program (FastStone Capture available for free!) to grab those images that were too good not to bookmark/save. I'll try your suggestion. THANKS!
TERRY
This is the easiest method I've found that doesn't require downloading additional software or Firefox extensions.
Anyone else have a trick to grab these images?