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Rediscovering Jacob Riis
Exposure Journalism and Photography in Turn-of-the-Century New York
Book Summary
Profiles the late-nineteenth-century photographer most remembered for his depictions of New York's urban poor at the height of European immigration, in a visual study that evaluates his work as a proponent of social reform.
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This book is about:
- Crime and the press,
- (Jacob August),
- Riis, Jacob A,
- Documentary photography,
- Pictorial works,
- New York (N.Y.),
- New York,
- New York (State),
- Social life and customs,
- 19th century,
- History
NPR stories about Rediscovering Jacob Riis
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Jacob Riis: Shedding Light On NYC's 'Other Half'
June 30, 2008 Through photos and writings documenting poverty in New York City in the late 19th century, a Danish immigrant became a famous campaigner against slum housing. Two new books tell the story of Jacob Riis, a social reformer and natural showman.
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