7-year old Rosie. Regular oyster shucker.

7-year old Rosie. Regular oyster shucker.

The source presented here, at first glance, is a simple photograph of a child from the 1900s. This photograph was taken by photographer Lewis Wickes Hine in 1913. Hine was a photographer during the Progressive Era who was known for documenting the lives of the...
Jacob Riis “Sleeping Quarters”

Jacob Riis “Sleeping Quarters”

This photograph, titled “Sleeping Quarters”, was taken in 1905 by Jacob Riis, a social reformer who exposed the harsh living conditions of immigrants residing in New York City during the early 1900s and inspired urban reform. During the late 1800s, America experienced...