Winter Quarters of the canal boats in the East River, down by Old Slip. Their owners live in them. "Canallers Town."
Canal Boats at Coenties Slip
Their playground a truck -- Baxter Street.
Shanty town.
A Fourth Ward Colony in the Bad Old Days.
Hunting River Thieves.
[Cramped living quarters.]
The Church Street Station Lodging-room, in which I [Jacob A. Riis] was robbed.
Police Station Lodgers 9. Women in the Elizabeth Street Station.
The East River Park.
The Children's Christmas Tree.
Safe from the Cop in West Side playground.
The Short Tail Gang (Corlears Hook) Pier at foot of Jackson Street, now Corlears Hook Park. Photographed from the Police Boat.
[Group of young people in row boats.]