The Not-So-Gilded Age

• The Gilded Age– Gilded: covered in gold– Refers to the US at the end of the 19th century– The glitz and glitter of the age (new technologies,

overall wealth) hid seriously social problems

For each of the following pictures depicting life in the cities of the Gilded Age, come up with a title and a short description of what it is showing. Then compare the title that you created with the actual title

Photograph 1

Bandit’s Roost

Photograph 2

Playground

Photograph 3

One of the Four Peddlers who Slept in the cellar of 11 Ludlow Street Rear

Photograph 4

5 Cents a Spot

Photograph 5

Dens of Death

Photograph 6

$1 a Month

Photograph 7

Homeless Children