These remarkable photos provide a window on the life of immigrants in 19th century New York. Captured in black and white, the photos highlight the tough life immigrants had: sweat shops, shanty towns and slums.
Mulberry Street today
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Three children huddle together over a grate for warmth in an alleyway off Mulberry Street, Manhattan |
| (1887) Men loiter in an alley off Mulberry Street |
An Italian migrant worker smokes his pipe
Wow Fresh Angle! I must admit that one of your most powerful product are your images. The way you bring to people's knowledge unknown stories in using incredible pictures is great. Thanks a lot.
ReplyDeleteIn this group of pictures it is difficult imagining and realising where present day America/Americans is coming from. The contrast with the last picture was hilarious, especially the two casually kissing and hugging on the same street.
Look forward to seeing more.
Thanks Dlaw. I stopped in my tracks the first time I saw them. Looking at Italian Americans like Madonna, it is difficult to think they had such a hard life when they migrated to the States.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures show a great transformation in the United States; I wonder if Christianity played any positive role over the years? I think so because in God's dictionary, there is neither Gentiles nor Jews - which means that God sees all Immigrant and non-Immigrant as equal. I think that such doctrine must has been one of the factors that helped to improve the lots of immigrants. Thanks for the great pictures.
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It does, Prof-G. It also gives hope to developing countries. The fact that there is poverty and devastation today, does not mean things cannot be better tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteIt's also possible Christianity played a role in the transformation. Since their motto is 'In God We Trust'.
Thank you for your comment.