Title
In A Sweat Shop
Subject
immigrants, economics, industry, child labor, human rights
Description
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.
Creator
Jacob A. Riis
Source
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services: Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Community Service Society Photographs)
Date
circa 1890
Contributor
The Jacob A. Riis Collection- Museum of the City of New York
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
850 x 699