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Photographs by Jacob Riis Pearson/Prentice Hall United States History/Survey Reconstruction Teacher Express Pack A horse lies dead in a New York City street as children play nearby. A lack of city services forced slum-dwellers to live in unsanitary conditions. Riis’ 1890 book

Jacob Riis Photographs

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Photographs by Jacob Riis

Source: Pearson/Prentice Hall United States History/Survey Reconstruction Teacher Express Pack

A horse lies dead in a New York City street as children play nearby. A lack of city services forced slum-dwellers to live in unsanitary conditions.

Riis’ 1890 book

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Tenements

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Tenement interior

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Bandit’s Roost

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Children