Jacob Riis Photos- “How the Other Half Lives”

Jacob RiisHome of an Italian Rag picker

1888

Mullen's Alley, Cherry Hill1888

Five Cents Lodging, Bayard Streetc. 1889

Basement of a Pub in Mulberry-Bend at 3:00 amc. 1890

A Black-and-Tan Dive in "Africa"c. 1890

Blind Beggarc. 1890

A downtown "Morgue" (unlicensed saloon)c. 1890

Police Station Lodger, A Plank for a Bedc. 1890

Mulberry Street Police StationWaiting for the Lodging to Open

c. 1892

Women's Lodging Room in the West 47th Street Stationc. 1892

Men's Lodging Room in the West 47th Street Stationc. 1892

One of Four Pedlars Who Slept in the Cellar of 11 Ludlow Street Rear

c. 1892

Mulberry Bendc. 1896 a.k.a.- “The Point of no Return”

Mulberry Bend, NY Today- Lower Eastside

What the Boys Learn on Their Street Playgroundc. 1902