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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…

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…

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…

This candid picture of young children playing around a garbage can was originally used as an illustration of an article titled "Annexing Mulberry Bend to the U.S.A. by Jessie Tarbox Beals. The caption was "In a Mulberry Bend Court", even though the…

This image depicts Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington sitting at a table in order to set aside their differences and to work towards bringing Progressive ideals to American society. Race relations in the United States was a major social…

Keetels' illustration of The Bowery Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association gives a full view of the inner workings of the branch. The branch consisted of a New York City Mission, a chapel, a reading and sitting room, dormitories, a library…

The Ellis Island Immigration Station not only played a significant role in New York City history but also in the history of the Progressive Era as well. It was the first location in America where millions of immigrants arrived to from their distant…

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.