Under the dump, Rivington Street, about 1890
1890, photograph by Jacob Riis taken from his book How the Other Half Lives, Photojournalism
1890, photograph by Jacob Riis taken from his book How the Other Half Lives, Photojournalism
The photo illustrates the plight of the poor in urban areas. It showed that many of the poor or migrant workers would be forced into terrible slums and made in impact and garnering help for these people.
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