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"The Old Church" Tenement.

"The Old Church" Tenement.

"The Old Church" Tenement.

"The Old Church" Tenement.

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Dens of Death.

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Dens of Death.

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Drilling the Gang, Mulberry Street.

Drilling the Gang, Mulberry Street.

Drilling the Gang, Mulberry Street.

Drilling the Gang, Mulberry Street.

Drilling the Gang, Mulberry Street.

Drilling the Gang, Mulberry Street.

Drilling the Gang, Mulberry Street.

In a Ludlow Street tenement lodging cellar.

In a Ludlow Street tenement lodging cellar.

Drilling the Gang, Mulberry Street.

Drilling the Gang, Mulberry Street.

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It costs a Dallar a Month to sleep in the Sheds.

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The Old Style of Tenements, with Yards.

The Old Style of Tenements, with Yards.

Scene on the Roof of the Mott Street Barracks

Scene on the Roof of the Mott Street Barracks

It costs a Dallar a Month to sleep in the Sheds.

It costs a Dallar a Month to sleep in the Sheds.

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The Old Church" Tenement.

Creator Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)
Accession number 90.13.4.37 
Unique identifier MNY200825 
Description "Old picture taken for the Board of Health in 1872, September 3. Old Baptist Church Nos. 5-7-9 Mulberry Street. 'The Old Church' in Mulberry St. Between Chatham and Mulberry Streets, that was transformed into a tenement and became a 'den of death.'" (Notes written on the original negative sleeve.) 
Dated 1872 
Object Type photograph
Physical dimensions sheet width: 7 in
sheet height: 6 in
image width: 4 1/4 in
image height: 3 1/4 in 
Medium printing-out paper
Signif Assoc New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Health
File dimensions 14.0 in × 11.7 in at 300dpi
35.5 cm × 29.7 cm at 300dpi 
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Five Points (New York, N.Y.)
Housing
Little Italy (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.)
Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)
Mulberry Street (New York, N.Y.)
Poverty
Tenement houses
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