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How the Other Half Lives. Jacob Riis Photography Urbanization in the 19 th Century. Homeless Children. Tenement Life. Men in a Bunk house. Homework: Cigar Rollers. Necktie Makers in a Tenement Apartment. Tenement Floor plans. Tenement Museum NYC.
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How the Other Half Lives Jacob Riis Photography Urbanization in the 19th Century
Men in a Bunk house
Tenement MuseumNYC Kitchen and Living Room – Tenement Museum
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Immigration Meets Urbanization
“Fire-Proof” • The building that housed the Triangle Factory on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors was state of the art – and “fire-proof”
Triangle Fire Just weeks before the disaster that claimed 146 lives, many of the girls working at the factory had participated in strikes and labor meetings.
What happened? • Read the summary provided – • What are your reactions to the events that occurred March 25, 1911? • What could have been done to prevent this loss of life? • How would such an event be handled today?