Tenement Building Scene, 38 Cherry Street, New York City, July 1865, artist's impression.

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 6, 2015.
Depicted ContentNew York, NY
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engraving
Original caption
2. Actual Scene in one of the rooms, as witnessed by Our Artist. THE TENEMENT HOUSES OF NEW YORK - HOW THE POOR LIVE IN CROWDED CITIES - HOW PESTILENCE IS GENERATED - HOW THE PARENTS ARE DEMORALIZED AND THEIR CHILDREN DEPRAVED - THE GREAT SOURCE OF DESTITUTION AND CRIME. - From sketches by Mr. Albert Berghaus..
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 1, 1865, 232.
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