How the Other Half Lives

15
How the Other Half Lives Jacob Riis Photography Urbanization in the 19 th Century

description

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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Transcript of How the Other Half Lives

Page 1: How the Other Half Lives

How the Other Half LivesJacob Riis Photography

Urbanization in the 19th Century

Page 2: How the Other Half Lives

Homeless Children

Page 3: How the Other Half Lives

Tenement Life

Page 4: How the Other Half Lives

Men in a Bunk house

Page 5: How the Other Half Lives
Page 6: How the Other Half Lives

Homework: Cigar Rollers

Page 7: How the Other Half Lives

Necktie Makers in a Tenement Apartment

Page 8: How the Other Half Lives

Tenement Floor plans

Page 9: How the Other Half Lives

Tenement Museum

NYC

Kitchen and Living Room – Tenement Museum

Page 10: How the Other Half Lives

Kitchen and Bedroom – Tenement Museum

Page 11: How the Other Half Lives

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

Immigration Meets Urbanization

Page 12: How the Other Half Lives

“Fire-Proof” The building

that housed the Triangle Factory on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors was state of the art – and “fire-proof”

Page 13: How the Other Half Lives

Triangle FireJust weeks before the disaster that claimed 146 lives, many of the girls working at the factory had participated in strikes and labor meetings.

Page 15: How the Other Half Lives

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?