Jacob Reese
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
JACOB RIIS
- Born in Denmark in 1849
- Riis immigrated to the U.S at the age of 21 in 1870
WHAT IS A TENEMENT?
- A cheap house mainly to counter the population boom and the mass immigration to the U.S
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WHAT WHERE THE LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE THE TENEMENT
- They were cheap but very poorly built
- Many families crammed in a small space
- Dirty, unsanitary, very unsafe
- Kid
Photo by paul goyette
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HOW DID RIIS IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS
- Took several pictures and attached it to newspapers and articles
- This gained a lot of public awareness
CONCLUSION
- Jacob Riis used his photography skills to expose bad conditions tenement life
- He was a revolutionary figure in flash photo
