The Age of the City…

1. The Age of the City…

2. Urbanization Migration Immigration Assimilation Exclusion American Protective Association Immigration Restriction League

3. Redefining the city Public Parks Frederick Law Olmstead Public cultural centers Philanthropy 1893 Columbian Exposition of Chicago Housing Developments Suburbs Tenement buildings Jacob Riis Infrastructure Transportation Roads & bridges Brooklyn Bridge Skyscrapers

4. Tenement Building in New York

6. Frederick Law Olmstead

7. Jacob Riis’ Photographs

8. Children on the street

9. The Bar Room

10. Impoverished Workers

11. Problems of the City Disasters Great Fires Chicago Earthquakes

12. Great Chicago Fire

13. San Francisco Earthquake 1906

14. Problems of the city (con’t) Department of Water Works Medical and sanitation advances Crime Poverty “deserving poor” Salvation Army Crime rate increases Political machine William M. Tweed

15. Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall

17. Some improved working conditions • Henry Ford • Assembly Line • Frederick Taylor • Scientific Mgt.

18. Henry Ford

19. Ford Assembly Line

20. Did you know?????Prices in the early 1900’s Average house = $2,000 Annual salary = $708.00 Gallon of gas = 5 cents Ford’s Model A = $850.00 Ford’s Model T = $575.00—after the assembly line

21. Trends in Shopping Rising incomes Women in the marketplace Consumers National Consumer League New opportunities Department stores Chain stores A & P F. W. Woolworth

22. Entertainment Sporting Events Baseball Barn storming Football Basketball James Naismith Prize Fighting Music and Theatre Vaudeville Nickelodeons Motion picture D.W. Griffith

23. Entertainment (con’t) Pleasure Parks Central Park Coney Island Luna Park Dreamland Literature Newspaper production Dime novels The Red Badge of Courage

24. Central Park

26. Coney Island

27. Coney Island Attractions 1925-1940

28. Luna Park

29. Stephen Crane

30. Other forms of entertainment Family gatherings Telephone Switchboard

31. Growth in Education Public Schools Colleges and Universities Private institutions Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862

32. Women in the Victorian Age Separate “spheres” Higher education Mount Holyoke Changing roles in society

33. Queen Victoria

34. Victorian depiction of women

35. VegetablesAppetizersHalf of a Cantaloupe 10¢ Sliced Orange 10¢ Young Onions 5¢ Sliced Tomatoes 10¢ New Radishes 5¢ Sliced Cucumbers 10¢ • SoupOld Fashion Navy Bean 10¢ • DrinksCoffee 5¢ Milk 5¢ Tea 5¢ DessertLemon Layer Cake 5¢ Ice Cream 10¢ Ice Cream and Cake 15¢ Raspberries and Cream 10¢ Rhubarb Pie 5¢ Green Apple Pie 5¢ • Main CourseChannel Catfish 20¢ Pork Tenderloins 20¢ Omelet with Jelly 15¢ Roast Pork with Applesauce 20¢ Chicken Fricassee 20¢ Roast Beef 15¢ Pork and Beans 15¢ • Corn on the Cob 10¢ Buttered Beets 5¢ Mashed Potatoes 5¢ Pickled Beets 5¢ Cole Slaw 5¢ Salad 10¢

37. First class “Smoking Room”

38. 1st Class Staterooms on Titanic

39. Did you Know???? Cost of a ticket (one way):First-Class (parlor suite): £870/$4,350 ($50,000 today).First-Class (berth): £30/$150 ($1,724 today).2 Executive Suites on Board ($ 78,000 today)

40. 2nd Class Cabins • Cost of a Second-Class ticket (one way): £12/$60 ($690 today).

41. Cost of a Third-Class ticket (one way): £3/$15 to £8/$40 ($172 to $460 today).