Title
Ludlow Street- Hebrew Making Ready for Sabbath Eve in His Coal Cellar
Subject
men, Jews, Jewish neighborhoods, Jewish men, house furnishings, basements
Description
This photograph of a Jewish man preparing for the Sabbath Eve in his coal cellar with two loaves of bread on the table was originally found on page 27 of Jacob Riis' 1892 book "The Children of the Poor".
Creator
Jacob A. Riis (Jacob August) (1849-1914)
Source
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services' Community Service Society Photographs
Date
circa 1890
Contributor
The Jacob A. Riis Museum Collection at the Museum of the City of New York
Identifier
Item Number: 146
Photograph Number: 286
Box and Folder Number: 13: 62
Photograph Number: 286
Box and Folder Number: 13: 62
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
850 x 699