Old Mrs. Benoit in her Hudson Street attic, an Indian widow who lived there four years.

Old Mrs. Benoit in her Hudson Street attic, an Indian widow who lived there four years.

Sewing and starving in an Elizabeth Street attic.

Sewing and starving in an Elizabeth Street attic.

Sewing and starving in an Elizabeth Street attic.

An old rear-tenement in Roosevelt Street.

An old rear-tenement in Roosevelt Street.

An old rear-tenement in Roosevelt Street.

Mountain Eagle and his Family of Iroquois Indians -- One of the few Indian families in the city, found at no. 6 Beach Street, Dec. 1895.

Mountain Eagle and his Family of Iroquois Indians -- One of the few Indian families in the city, found at no. 6 Beach Street, Dec. 1895.

Mountain Eagle and his Family of Iroquois Indians -- One of the few Indian families in the city, found at no. 6 Beach Street, Dec. 1895.

Mountain Eagle and his Family of Iroquois Indians -- One of the few Indian families in the city, found at no. 6 Beach Street, Dec. 1895.

Mountain Eagle and his Family of Iroquois Indians -- One of the few Indian families in the city, found at no. 6 Beach Street, Dec. 1895.

Indians (Iroquois) at 511 Broome Street.

Indians (Iroquois) at 511 Broome Street.

Indians (Iroquois) at 511 Broome Street.

"Slept in that cellar four years."

"Slept in that cellar four years."

"Slept in that cellar four years."

"Slept in that cellar four years."