Winter Quarters of the canal boats in the East River, down by Old Slip. Their owners live in them. "Canallers Town."

Winter Quarters of the canal boats in the East River, down by Old Slip. Their owners live in them. "Canallers Town."

[Family in front of old shanty.]

[Coenties Slip.]

Living Room in Riverside Buildings, Brooklyn.

An old rear-tenement in Roosevelt Street.

An old rear-tenement in Roosevelt Street.

An old rear-tenement in Roosevelt Street.

New York, Old house (torn down) in Bleeker Street, on a back lot between Mercer and Greene Streets.

New York, Old house (torn down) in Bleeker Street, on a back lot between Mercer and Greene Streets.

The Dead-house in Old Marble Cemetery.

The Short Tail Gang (Corlears Hook) Pier at foot of Jackson Street, now Corlears Hook Park. Photographed from the Police Boat.

The Short Tail Gang (Corlears Hook) Pier at foot of Jackson Street, now Corlears Hook Park. Photographed from the Police Boat.

The Short Tail Gang (Corlears Hook) Pier at foot of Jackson Street, now Corlears Hook Park. Photographed from the Police Boat.

The Short Tail Gang (Corlears Hook) Pier at foot of Jackson Street, now Corlears Hook Park. Photographed from the Police Boat.

Nibsy's Alley at 47 1/2 Crosby Street, torn down in the Fall of 1895.

Nibsy's Alley at 47 1/2 Crosby Street, torn down in the Fall of 1895.

Nibsy's Alley at 47 1/2 Crosby Street, torn down in the Fall of 1895.

Nibsy's Alley at 47 1/2 Crosby Street, torn down in the Fall of 1895.

Nibsy's Alley at 47 1/2 Crosby Street, torn down in the Fall of 1895.