Bandits' Roost - a Mulberry Bend Alley.
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Henry G. (Henry Granger) Piffard (1842-1910),Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914),Richard Hoe Lawrence
Bandits' Roost - a Mulberry Bend Alley.

The Bend.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
The Bend.

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.

The Board of Election Inspectors in the Beach Street School.
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The Board of Election Inspectors in the Beach Street School.

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.

I Scrubs. Katie, who keeps house in West Forty-ninth Street.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
I Scrubs. Katie, who keeps house in West Forty-ninth Street.

Lodgers in a crowded Bayard Street tenement - "Five cents a spot."
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Lodgers in a crowded Bayard Street tenement - "Five cents a spot."

In the home of an Italian Ragpicker, Jersey Street.
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In the home of an Italian Ragpicker, Jersey Street.

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

An Italian Home under a Dump.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
An Italian Home under a Dump.

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

Ready for Sabbath Eve in a Coal Cellar - a cobbler in Ludlow Street.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Ready for Sabbath Eve in a Coal Cellar - a cobbler in Ludlow Street.

Blind Beggar.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Blind Beggar.

The Tramp.
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Henry G. (Henry Granger) Piffard (1842-1910),Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914),Richard Hoe Lawrence
The Tramp.

Street Arabs in sleeping quarters.
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Street Arabs in sleeping quarters.

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

In a Sweat Shop.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
In a Sweat Shop.

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.

The Church Street Station Lodging-room, in which I [Jacob A. Riis] was robbed.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
The Church Street Station Lodging-room, in which I [Jacob A. Riis] was robbed.

Bandits' Roost - a Mulberry Bend Alley.
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Henry G. (Henry Granger) Piffard (1842-1910),Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914),Richard Hoe Lawrence
Bandits' Roost - a Mulberry Bend Alley.

An All-Night Two-Cent Restaurant, in "The Bend".
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
An All-Night Two-Cent Restaurant, in "The Bend".

It costs a Dallar a Month to sleep in the Sheds.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
It costs a Dallar a Month to sleep in the Sheds.

Poverty Gappers playing Coney Island.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Poverty Gappers playing Coney Island.

Their playground a truck -- Baxter Street.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Their playground a truck -- Baxter Street.

Lodgers in a crowded Bayard Street tenement - "Five cents a spot."
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Lodgers in a crowded Bayard Street tenement - "Five cents a spot."

"Minding the Baby," Cherry Hill.
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"Minding the Baby," Cherry Hill.

Hester Street. The Street, the school children's only playground.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Hester Street. The Street, the school children's only playground.

Indians (Iroquois) at 511 Broome Street.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Indians (Iroquois) at 511 Broome Street.

The Church Street Station Lodging-room, in which I [Jacob A. Riis] was robbed.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
The Church Street Station Lodging-room, in which I [Jacob A. Riis] was robbed.

Poverty Gap Transformed -- the spot where Young Healey was murdered is now a playground.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Poverty Gap Transformed -- the spot where Young Healey was murdered is now a playground.

New York, Old house (torn down) in Bleeker Street, on a back lot between Mercer and Greene Streets.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
New York, Old house (torn down) in Bleeker Street, on a back lot between Mercer and Greene Streets.

Baxter Street Alley in Mulberry Bend, now destroyed.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Baxter Street Alley in Mulberry Bend, now destroyed.

Pietro learning to write.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Pietro learning to write.

The Potter's Field, the Common Trench.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
The Potter's Field, the Common Trench.

The Ashbarrel of old.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
The Ashbarrel of old.

Mullen's Alley, Cherry Hill.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Mullen's Alley, Cherry Hill.

"Little Susie at Her Work," Gotham Court.
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"Little Susie at Her Work," Gotham Court.

The "Slide" that was the Children's only Playground once.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
The "Slide" that was the Children's only Playground once.

A Growler Gang in Session.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
A Growler Gang in Session.

Getting Ready for Supper in the Newsboys' Lodging House.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Getting Ready for Supper in the Newsboys' Lodging House.

Saluting the Flag in the Mott Street Industrial School.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Saluting the Flag in the Mott Street Industrial School.

Night school in the west side lodging house. Edward, the little pedlar, caught napping.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Night school in the west side lodging house. Edward, the little pedlar, caught napping.

Under the Dump at West 47th Street.
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Under the Dump at West 47th Street.

Women's Lodging Room in Eldridge Street Police Station.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Women's Lodging Room in Eldridge Street Police Station.

"Playground" of the Essex Market Public Shcool, Row of Closets [Toilets] Opening on It.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
"Playground" of the Essex Market Public Shcool, Row of Closets [Toilets] Opening on It.

Lodging Room in the Leonard Street Police Station.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Lodging Room in the Leonard Street Police Station.

Old Barney in Cat Alley.
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Old Barney in Cat Alley.

Cat Alley, when it was being torn down.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Cat Alley, when it was being torn down.

Baby in slum tenement, dark stairs--it's playground.
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Baby in slum tenement, dark stairs--it's playground.

Showing their trick, Hell's Kitchen boys.
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Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Showing their trick, Hell's Kitchen boys.

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