Jacob A. Riis: Revealing New York's Other Half, Museum of the City of New York — 'Serious and earnest' | Financial Times
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Jacob A. Riis (1849-1914), photograph and social reformist – Photo Humanis International – in English
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BAXTER STREET ALLEY, RAG PICKER'S ROW, by Jacob Riis, 1888-89. Two young girls pose near their flats, while five men stand in the alley, near rough bundles. Rag pickers collected several sorts
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Jacob A. Riis (1849-1914), photograph and social reformist – Photo Humanis International – in English
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