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This famous journalistic record of the filth and degradation of New York's slums at the turn of the century is a classic in social thought and a monument of early American photography. Captured on film by photographer, journalist, and reformer Jacob Riis, more than 100 grim scenes reveal man's struggle to survive.
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How the Other Half Lives: With 100 Photographs from the Riis Collection, Jacob Riis, C.A. Madison, Museum of the City of New York
- Language
- Released
- 1971
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- How the Other Half Lives: With 100 Photographs from the Riis Collection
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Released
- 1971
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 233
- ISBN10
- 0486220125
- ISBN13
- 9780486220123
- Series
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Description
- This famous journalistic record of the filth and degradation of New York's slums at the turn of the century is a classic in social thought and a monument of early American photography. Captured on film by photographer, journalist, and reformer Jacob Riis, more than 100 grim scenes reveal man's struggle to survive.