riis 6 PROVIDED PHOTO FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Feb 16, 2021 Feb 16, 2021 SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Taken in 1892, Jacob A. Riis called this photo 'Minding the Baby, Cherry Hill,' a snapshot of the poverty in which many immigrants lived in New York. PROVIDED PHOTO FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Tags Cherry Hill (new York N.y.) Chicago Albumen Works Children Day Care Lower East Side (new York 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.