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- Collection: Life at the Jacob Riis Settlement House and in Progressive Era New York
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In A Sweat Shop
Riis No. 149 1/2. In a Sweat Shop c. 1890. 12 year old boy at work "pulling threads." Had sworn certificate he was 16 - owned under cross examination to being 12. His teeth corresponded with that age.
A Fourth Ward Colony
This particular illustration by W.H. Drake is a depiction of a tenement located in James Street in New York City's Fourth Ward. Drake and his wife happened to live in complete squalor in James Street and both earned only a few cents and a few pounds…
A Seven-Cent Lodging House in the Bowery
Lodging houses were commonplace establishments in late 19th century New York City. There were different lodging houses categorized by price in cents- the higher the number of cents, the better the quality of the lodging house. A seven-cent lodging…
A Typical Scene on the Bowery
This still image of the Bowery happened to come from a book about African Americans and the special institutions established throughout the United States for the sake of giving them a good education. The Bowery, like the rest of New York, is a…
The Barracks
The following illustration by W.H. Drake depicts a barracks situated between Mott Street and Elizabeth Street in late 19th century New York. The tenement house that was the focus of this image was inhabited by one hundred families that represented…