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."

Canal Boats at Coenties Slip

Their playground a truck -- Baxter Street.

Shanty town.

A Fourth Ward Colony in the Bad Old Days.

Police Station Lodgers 9. Women in the Elizabeth Street Station.

Hunting River Thieves.

[Group of young people in row boats.]

Hunting River Thieves.

Hunting River Thieves.

Hunting River Thieves.

Hunting River Thieves.

The Church Street Station Lodging-room, in which I [Jacob A. Riis] was robbed.

Hunting River Thieves.

Hunting River Thieves.

[Cramped living quarters.]

The East River Park.

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

The East River Park.