riis 5 Andrea Hackman Feb 16, 2021 Feb 16, 2021 SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jacob A. Riis' gritty photos brought to light the poverty in which many immigrants lived in New York. He called this shot, taken around 1888-89, 'Italian Mother and Her Baby in Jersey Street.'Â Andrea Hackman Tags Chicago Albumen Works Infants Italian Americans Jersey Street (new York N.y.) Little Italy (new York Mothers New York (n.y.) Photograph Poverty Printing-out Paper Tenement Houses As featured on +5 His gritty photos of the poor changed the world. Old State Capitol showcases work of Jacob A. Riis Jacob A. Riis didn't set out to be a social activist. He just wanted to tell a good story. SMS Email Print Copy article link Save
+5 His gritty photos of the poor changed the world. Old State Capitol showcases work of Jacob A. Riis Jacob A. Riis didn't set out to be a social activist. He just wanted to tell a good story.