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In drawing this cartoon, Homer Davenport most likely felt that Theodore Roosevelt's hard work in serving the United States as president earned him the right to be in the presence of Uncle Sam as well as to receive the latter's approval. The fact that…

During the Progressive Era, this particular photograph of the Model of the Block of the Lower East Side was often reused in publications and reports pertaining to tenement housing. The block was bounded by Chrystie, Forsyth, Canal and Bayard streets.…

This particular photograph of Roosevelt was thought to be taken when he was governor of New York, however, according to the Harvard University Library, it was taken when he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

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.