Name
Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914 (Photographer)
Community Service Society of New York (Former owner,Issuing body)
Title
In a Sweat Shop
Collection Name
Community Service Society records
Shelf Location
Box no. 13, Folder no. 142, Item no. 1258, Photograph no. 149 1/2
Subjects
Sweatshops; Sewing; Men; Clothing workers; Clothing trade; Children; Child labor; Boys; New York (N.Y.)
Format
photographs
Genre
photographs
Date
circa 1890
Note
Annotation on back: Riis No. 149 1/2 In a Sweat Shop c. 1890 12 year old boy at work "pulling threads." Had sworn certificate he was 16 - owned under cross examination to being 12. His teeth corresponded with that age From the original negative by Jac ob A. Riis Please credit: The Jacob A. Riis Collection Museum of the City of New York
Photograph (from negative in the Jacob A. Riis Collection, Museum of the City of New York.)
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Copyright Status
Copyright Not Evaluated
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/te6f-a816