THE MAN SLEPT IN THIS CELLER FOR FOUR YEARS
THE MAN SLEPT IN THIS CELLER FOR FOUR YEARS, by Jacob Riis, 1890. As a reporter and photographer, Riis accompanied police on raids to illegal lodgings that did not conform to NYC housing laws
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13122111
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45379497
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3000px x 2308px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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