"The Little House" where Jacob Riis wrote many of his books - Richmond Hill, Queens. Nov. 6, 1950.
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Josephine Barry
"The Little House" where Jacob Riis wrote many of his books - Richmond Hill, Queens. Nov. 6, 1950.

Men's lodging room in West 47th Street Station.
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Men's lodging room in West 47th Street Station.

Two Greek children in Gotham Court debating if Santa Claus will get to their alley or not. He did.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Two Greek children in Gotham Court debating if Santa Claus will get to their alley or not. He did.

[Mulberry Street.]
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
[Mulberry Street.]

[Well-dressed man being thrown into jail.]
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Henry G. (Henry Granger) Piffard (1842-1910),Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
[Well-dressed man being thrown into jail.]

The Mott Street Boys, "Keep off the Grass".
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
The Mott Street Boys, "Keep off the Grass".

Shine, sir?
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Shine, sir?

The Short Tail Gang (Corlears Hook) Pier at foot of Jackson Street, now Corlears Hook Park. Photographed from the Police Boat.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
The Short Tail Gang (Corlears Hook) Pier at foot of Jackson Street, now Corlears Hook Park. Photographed from the Police Boat.

Necktie workshop in a Division Street tenement.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Necktie workshop in a Division Street tenement.

A Downtown "Morgue."
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
A Downtown "Morgue."

The Survival of the Unfittest.
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The Survival of the Unfittest.

"Slept in that cellar four years."
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
"Slept in that cellar four years."

A "Scrub" and her Bed -- the Plank.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
A "Scrub" and her Bed -- the Plank.

Talmud School in a Hester Street Tenement.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Talmud School in a Hester Street Tenement.

Court at No. 24 Baxter Street.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Court at No. 24 Baxter Street.

Paper bags.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Paper bags.

[Lower East Side Street Scene.]
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
[Lower East Side Street Scene.]

Athletic meets in Crotona Park.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Athletic meets in Crotona Park.

Public School 167 in the Bronx, Main Entrance.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Public School 167 in the Bronx, Main Entrance.

Prayer time in the nursery, Five Points House of Industry.
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Prayer time in the nursery, Five Points House of Industry.

North Brother Island--"The coffin corner".
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
North Brother Island--"The coffin corner".

The 'Soup House Gang' Class in History in the Duane Street Newsboys' Lodging House.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
The 'Soup House Gang' Class in History in the Duane Street Newsboys' Lodging House.

The Potter's Field Consecrated Ground.
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The Potter's Field Consecrated Ground.

Waiting at table, vacation school.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Waiting at table, vacation school.

Main Entrance of Public School 153 Bronx.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Main Entrance of Public School 153 Bronx.

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