1. 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

2. Tenements

3. Tenement interior

4. Bandit’s Roost

5. Children