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HOME INDUSTRY, c1910. Italian immigrant family doing garment piecework in their home

HOME INDUSTRY, 1910. A family shelling nuts in a tenement home in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

CHILD LABOR, 1910. A New York City tenement boy with a bundle of garment work to be done at home, 1910

HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. Piecework labor in a New York City tenement, 1912

HOME INDUSTRY, c1900. Piecework labor in a tenement home, c1900

NEW YORK: TENEMENT, c1890. A young immigrant boy learning to write in a tenement apartment on Jersey Street in New York Citys Lower East Side. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, c1894. A class in the condemned Essex Market School on the Lower East Side of New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1894

HINE: TENEMENT, 1912. Entrance to the house of a midwife in the rear tenement on Spruce Street in Providence, Rhode Island. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, November 1912

HINE: OUTHOUSES, 1912. Outhouses in the backyard on Borden Street in Providence, Rhode Island. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, November 1912

NEW YORK: POVERTY, 1879. Among the tenement-houses during the heated term - just before daybreak, Engraving after a drawing by Sol Eytinge, 1879

HINE: POVERTY, 1912. Interior of a crowded tenement apartment of textile mill workers in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Photographed by Lewis Hine, January 1912

HOME INDUSTRY, c1911. A family shelling nuts while the father sits idly, in a New York City tenement. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1911

Market Stalls On Hester Street
A bustling crowd of men and women shops among the market stalls on Hester Sreet, Lower East Side, New York, 1895. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

17 Gough Square - where Dr. Johnson compiled his dictionary
17 Gough Square, Fleet Street, London - where Dr. Samuel Johnson compiled his dictionary in 1748. In the garret (with the slanting roof) his assistants worked

Clotheslines hanging between apartment buildings in New York City. Photochrome, c1900
NEW YORK CITY: CLOTHESLINE. Clotheslines hanging between apartment buildings in New York City. Photochrome, c1900

Dilapidated colonial era tenement block in city, Central Yangon, Myanmar, January

Tenement museum kitchen display C016 / 2551
Tenement museum kitchen display. The stove, irons, and gas light (far left) are typical of a late 19th-century to early 20th-century kitchen before the advent of electrical lighting and appliances

Family doing piece work C013 / 7711
Family doing piece work. Mother and her children sitting around a table making artificial flowers. Photographed in New York City in the early 20th Century

A Board of Health Doctor in a New York Tenement. Drawing by W. A. Rogers on the front page of Harpers Weekly
TENEMENT: DOCTOR, 1889. A Board of Health Doctor in a New York Tenement. Drawing by W.A. Rogers on the front page of Harpers Weekly, 10 August 1889

Butler Birthplace - 2
Butlers Tenement - the poet SAMUEL BUTLERs birthplace at Strensham, Worcestershire. Date: 1612

A mother with her six children working on garment tags on a tenement stoop in Roxbury, Massachusetts
HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. A mother with her six children working on garment tags on a tenement stoop in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1912

NEW YORK: CANVASSING, 1881. A New York City politician running for office pays a visit to a tenement home. Wood engraving, American, 1881

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1864. Outside a polling place in a slum district (Five Points) of New York on Election Day, 8 November. Wood engraving from a contemporary English newspaper

HOME INDUSTRY, 1888. A woman and her children stripping tobacco in thier tenement home on the Lower East Side, New York City. Wood engraving, American, 1888

NEW YORK: TENEMENT, 1879. Tenement life in Bottle Alley near Chatham Square, in New York City. Wood engraving, American, 1879

IMMIGRANTS: MONKEY TRAINER. An Italian monkey trainer in a tenement dwelling in the Little Italy neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Wood engraving, American, 1881, after W.A. Rogers

NEW YORK: TENEMENT, 1866. Tenement dwellings on Goerck Street on New York Citys Lower East Side. Wood engraving, American, 1866

NEW YORK CITY: TENEMENT. A New Tenement of the Better Sort - One of Many Erected by Private Enterprise. Tenement building in New York City. Line engraving, 1893

NEW YORK: TENEMENT CELLAR. Lodgings for the poor in a cellar on Allen Street on New York Citys Lower East Side. Wood engraving, American, 1875

NEW YORK CITY: TENEMENT. The Monroe Model Tenement. Tenement building on Monroe Street in New York City. Wood engraving, c1893

NEW YORK: FRESH-AIR FUND. Gathering poor children in a tenement district for an excursion sponsored by the Fresh-Air Fund. Line engraving, 19th century

CHILDREN IN POVERTY. Wood engraving, American, 1872

HOMES OF THE POOR, 1883. A tenement home on New Yorks Lower East Side. Wood engranving, American, 1883, after Thure de Thulstrup

NEW YORK: HEAT WAVE, 1883. Tenement dwellers trying to get some sleep outside on a sweltering summer night. Line engraving after W.A. Rogers, 1883

NEW YORK: EVICTION, 1890. An Eviction in the Tenement District of the City of New York. Line engraving, American, after Charles Mente, 1890

EVICTION, 1873. A family being evicted by their landlord. Wood engraving, American, 1873

NEW YORK: WASH DAY, 1889. Doing laundry, on Monday, in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York. Wood engraving, American, 1889

TENEMENT LIFE, 1871. Eviction of tenants from a tenement house in New York City, 1871. Contemporary American wood engraving

NEW YORK SLUM, 1872. A girl shares rations with a cart-pulling goat outside a New York City tenement: wood engraving, American, 1872

EVICTION, 1873. Wood engraving, American, 1873

NEW YORK POOR IN SUMMER. Poor people in New York City sleeping in the street outside their homes on a hot summer night. Wood engraving, American, 1879

TENEMENT LIFE, 1879. Rag-Pickers Court off Mulberry Street in New York City. American wood engraving after W. A
TENEMENT LIFE, 1879. Rag-Pickers Court off Mulberry Street in New York City. American wood engraving after W.A. Rogers, 1879

MULBERRY STREET, NYC, 1879. Rag-Pickers Court off Mulberry Street: wood engraving, 1879, after William A. Rogers
MULBERRY STREET, NYC, 1879. " Rag-Pickers Court" off Mulberry Street: wood engraving, 1879, after William A. Rogers

MULBERRY STREET, NYC, 1873. Wood engraving

NEW YORK: CHARITY, 1877. Distribution of coal by the City of New York to impoverished residents of the Lower East Side on Cherry Street, 1877. Contemporary American wood engraving

NEW YORK TENEMENT, 1867. Interior of Mrs. M Mahans apartment at 22 Roosevelt Street on New Yorks Lower East Side. Wood engraving from an American newspaper of 1867

NYC: COAL DISTRIBUTION, 1877. Distribution of coal by the City of New York to impoverished residents of the Lower East Side on Cherry Street, 1877. Contemporary American wood engraving

NYC: TENEMENT LIFE, 1871. Ejection of tenants from a tenement house. Wood engraving from an American newspaper of 1871

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"Exploring the Tenements: A Glimpse into Urban Living Through Time" Step back in time and witness the gritty reality life captured by Jacob Riis in his iconic photograph, "Bandits Roost. " This haunting image transports us to 1887 New York City, where an alley at 59 Mulberry Street reveals the harsh living conditions faced by many. Fast forward to 1950s Glasgow, as we find ourselves immersed in the bustling City Centre. The tenements stand tall, bearing witness to generations of residents who called them home. Meanwhile, across the pond in London's Boundary Estate, Arnold Circus emerges with its public gardens and flats—a testament to early attempts at urban planning. The Glasgow Municipal Tenement Plan showcases a cityscape shaped by these multi-story buildings that housed countless families. These structures became synonymous with working-class communities and their struggles for better living conditions. Brooklyn's tenement buildings under the Brooklyn Bridge paint a vivid picture of immigrant life in early 20th-century America. These cramped quarters were often overcrowded yet served as stepping stones for those seeking a new beginning. Venturing further into London's Bellingham Estate, we encounter the Fellowship Inn public house—an emblematic gathering place within this vibrant community during the 1920s. It stands as a reminder of how these buildings not only provided shelter but also fostered social connections. Traveling overseas once more, Poland's Zamosc Old Town mesmerizes with its colorful houses on Market Square—a stark contrast to our previous glimpses into urban poverty. Swietojanska Street leads us towards Warsaw's Royal Castle at dawn—majestic remnants of history amidst modernity. Finally, Ship Building Detail offers insight into how even historic areas like Warsaw's Old Town adapt over time while preserving their unique charm. As cities evolve and grow around them, tenements continue to be woven into their fabric—silent witnesses to the ebb and flow of urban life.