“When not tending the furnace or occupied with other duties for others and her own family, she makes flowers, assisted by her niece Josephine, 12 years old.” Lewis Hine, Photograph,… Read more »
The Housing Problem The construction of Tenements was utilized for housing working immigrants, domestic citizens and their families. With millions of new immigrants flocking to major cities across the United… Read more »
This Museum Exhibition will cover topics on life in industrial America spanning from the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century and how industrialization changed… Read more »
Jacob Riis. “How the Other Half Lives”, Photo Collection, 1890 Throughout the years following the introduction of tenements for housing immigrants and domestic families the social unrest began to rise. The catalyst… Read more »
Primary Sources: Behm, Hans, photographer. State Street, south from Lake Street, Chicago, Ill. Chicago, Illinois United States. [Between 1900 and 1910] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016813804/. Harvard Business School. The cost of living… Read more »