An old rear-tenement in Roosevelt Street.

An old rear-tenement in Roosevelt Street.

In a Ludlow Street tenement lodging cellar.

"The Old Church" Tenement.

The Old Church" Tenement.

Yard in Jersey Street Tenement.

Rear Tenements in Mott Street, in which an Italian shot his wife dead and escaped, 1894.

Typical Tenement Fire escape, serving as an extension of the "flat" -- Allen Street.

Typical Tenement Fire escape, serving as an extension of the "flat" -- Allen Street.

"The Old Church" Tenement.

Rear Tenements in Mott Street, in which an Italian Shot his wife dead and escaped, 1894.

Rear Tenements in Mott Street, in which an Italian Shot his wife dead and escaped, 1894.

In a Ludlow Street tenement lodging cellar.

Necktie workshop in a Division Street tenement.

In a Ludlow Street tenement lodging cellar.

Necktie workshop in a Division Street tenement.

Necktie workshop in a Division Street tenement.

Necktie workshop in a Division Street tenement.

Bird's-Eye View of an East Side Tenement Block.

Necktie workshop in a Division Street tenement.