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

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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
Image type
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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