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Jacob Riis (1849-1914) was a Danish-American journalist, social reformer, and photographer

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Background imageJacob Riis Collection: Education For All

Education For All
Pupils in the Essex Market school in a poor quarter of New York. (Photo by Jacob A Riis/Getty Images)

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: RIIS: BANDITS ROOST, 1887. An alley at 59 Mulberry Street in New York City

RIIS: BANDITS ROOST, 1887. An alley at 59 Mulberry Street in New York City. Photographed by Jacob Riis, c1887

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: Jacob August Riis, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Jacob August Riis, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Jacob Riis, c1900. Half-length portrait, seated, facing right. [Danish-American social reformer, journalist and social documentary photographer]

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: Jacob August Riis, three-quarter length portrait, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Jacob August Riis, three-quarter length portrait, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Jacob August Riis, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, with left elbow resting on the back of a chair and hand at his cheek, between c1890 and c1910

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: Portrait of a newsboy handing a paper to a man in what apperas to be a restroom at

Portrait of a newsboy handing a paper to a man in what apperas to be a restroom at
5890542 Portrait of a newsboy handing a paper to a man in what apperas to be a restroom at the Duane Street Lodging House (9 Duane St.), c.1890 (b/w photo) by Riis

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: Cooking school class in College Settlement. The boss temperance sermon, c

Cooking school class in College Settlement. The boss temperance sermon, c
1220118 Cooking school class in College Settlement. The boss temperance sermon, c.1895 (b/w photo) by Riis, Jacob August (1849-1914); Museum of the City of New York

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: Tammany Street Cleaning before Warings Day, in front of 9 Varick Place, c

Tammany Street Cleaning before Warings Day, in front of 9 Varick Place, c
3122658 Tammany Street Cleaning before Warings Day, in front of 9 Varick Place, c.1890 (b/w photo) by Riis, Jacob August (1849-1914); Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: George E)

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: Italian mother and baby in New York City, c. 1898 (b / w photo)

Italian mother and baby in New York City, c. 1898 (b / w photo)
PNP256709 Italian mother and baby in New York City, c.1898 (b/w photo) by Riis, Jacob August (1849-1914); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: Sweatshop

Sweatshop
A Photograph of Young Boy and Several Male Workers in a Sweatshop by Jacob Riis, circa 1902. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: STREET URCHINS, c1888. Children in Mullens Alley, off Cherry Street in New York City

STREET URCHINS, c1888. Children in Mullens Alley, off Cherry Street in New York City. Photograph, c1888, by Jacob Riis

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NYC: TENEMENT LIFE, 1900. The Hells Kitchen area on New Yorks west side

NYC: TENEMENT LIFE, 1900. The Hells Kitchen area on New Yorks west side. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1900

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NEW YORK FOUNDLING, 1890. Sister Irene, a sister of Charity, with children at the

NEW YORK FOUNDLING, 1890. Sister Irene, a sister of Charity, with children at the New York Foundling, which she helped found in 1869. Photograph by Jacob Riis, 1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC. Hester Street, early 1890s. Photographed by Jacob Riis

LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC. Hester Street, early 1890s. Photographed by Jacob Riis

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NYC: TENEMENT LIFE. Rear tenement, Roosevelt Street in New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis

NYC: TENEMENT LIFE. Rear tenement, Roosevelt Street in New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NYC: TENEMENT LIFE. Interior of tenement housing in New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis

NYC: TENEMENT LIFE. Interior of tenement housing in New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1889

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: CHILD LABOR, 1889. A 12-year-old boy pulling threads in a New York City garment sweatshop

CHILD LABOR, 1889. A 12-year-old boy pulling threads in a New York City garment sweatshop. Photographed by Jacob Riis, c1889

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: SWEATSHOP, 1890. A necktie workshop in a tenement on Division Street, New York City

SWEATSHOP, 1890. A necktie workshop in a tenement on Division Street, New York City. Photograph, 1890, by Jacob A. Riis

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: RIIS: BOTTLE ALLEY, c1890. A view of Bottle Alley on Baxter Street in New York City

RIIS: BOTTLE ALLEY, c1890. A view of Bottle Alley on Baxter Street in New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: RIIS: POLICE STATION LODGERS. Women sleeping in the 18 Eldridge Street Police Station

RIIS: POLICE STATION LODGERS. Women sleeping in the 18 Eldridge Street Police Station. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NEW YORK: POVERTY, c1890. Under the dump at West 35th Street. Photograph by Jacob A

NEW YORK: POVERTY, c1890. Under the dump at West 35th Street. Photograph by Jacob A. Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NEW YORK: LODGING HOUSE. City Lodging house - Hell Dive. Photograph by Jacob A

NEW YORK: LODGING HOUSE. City Lodging house - Hell Dive. Photograph by Jacob A. Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NEW YORK: POVERTY, c1890. Scotty in his lair, a pile of abandonned lumber

NEW YORK: POVERTY, c1890. Scotty in his lair, a pile of abandonned lumber and bricks at the Harlem River. Photograph by Jacob A. Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: PEDDLERs BED, c1890. A peddler in his lodgings in the cellar of a Ludlow Street tenement

PEDDLERs BED, c1890. A peddler in his lodgings in the cellar of a Ludlow Street tenement. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: RIIS: IMMIGRANT GIRL, 1892. I Scrubs. Little Katie, who keeps house in West 49th Street

RIIS: IMMIGRANT GIRL, 1892. I Scrubs. Little Katie, who keeps house in West 49th Street and attends the West 52nd Street Industrial School. Photograph, c1892, by Jacob Riis

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: RIIS: MULBERRY BEND, c1888. The Mulberry Bend. Photograph, c1888, by Jacob Riis

RIIS: MULBERRY BEND, c1888. The Mulberry Bend. Photograph, c1888, by Jacob Riis

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: RIIS: PUSHCART, C1910. A vendors pushcart on a street in New York City. Photograph

RIIS: PUSHCART, C1910. A vendors pushcart on a street in New York City. Photograph, 1910, by Jacob Riis

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NYC: NEWSBOYS, c1890. Boys shooting craps in the hall of the Newsboys Lodging House, New York

NYC: NEWSBOYS, c1890. Boys shooting craps in the hall of the Newsboys Lodging House, New York. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: RIIS: NEW YORK VAGRANT. An elderly female vagrant with her plank bed at the Eldridge

RIIS: NEW YORK VAGRANT. An elderly female vagrant with her plank bed at the Eldridge Street police station. Photograph, 1890, by Jacob Riis

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: TENEMENT LIFE, c1890. A Jewish cobbler preparing for Sabbath Eve in a Ludlow Street coal cellar

TENEMENT LIFE, c1890. A Jewish cobbler preparing for Sabbath Eve in a Ludlow Street coal cellar. Photographed by Jacob Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NYC: TENEMENT, c1890. A child standing in the hallway of a tenement building

NYC: TENEMENT, c1890. A child standing in the hallway of a tenement building. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NYC: TENEMENT LIFE. Police station lodgers. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1889

NYC: TENEMENT LIFE. Police station lodgers. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1889

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: RIIS: NYC TENEMENT LIFE. An Italian immigrant mother and baby in a tenement home in New York City

RIIS: NYC TENEMENT LIFE. An Italian immigrant mother and baby in a tenement home in New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1889

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: LOWER EAST SIDE, c1890. A tenement mother and child. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

LOWER EAST SIDE, c1890. A tenement mother and child. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: POLICE STATION LODGERS. Polices station lodgers at the West 47th Street station

POLICE STATION LODGERS. Polices station lodgers at the West 47th Street station, photographed by Jacob Riis in the early 1890s

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NYC: TENEMENT LIFE. Boys sleeping on the porch of a tenement building in New York City

NYC: TENEMENT LIFE. Boys sleeping on the porch of a tenement building in New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: JACOB A. RIIS (1849-1914). American (Danish-born) journalist, writer and photographer

JACOB A. RIIS (1849-1914). American (Danish-born) journalist, writer and photographer

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: JACOB A. RIIS (1849-1914). American (Danish-born) journalist, writer and photographer

JACOB A. RIIS (1849-1914). American (Danish-born) journalist, writer and photographer

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: JACOB RIIS (1849-1914). American journalist

JACOB RIIS (1849-1914). American journalist. Cover of the first edition, 1890, of How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: JACOB RIIS (1849-1914). American (Danish born) journalist and reformer

JACOB RIIS (1849-1914). American (Danish born) journalist and reformer. Riis photographed in the early 1890s as he himself photographs a vegetable stand in the Mulberry Street Bend, New York City

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: JACOB A. RIIS (1849-1914). American (Danish-born) journalist, writer and photographer

JACOB A. RIIS (1849-1914). American (Danish-born) journalist, writer and photographer. Photographed by F.B. Johnston

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NEW YORK: SWEATSHOP, c1900. Workers in a clothing sweatshop on Ludlow Street in New York City

NEW YORK: SWEATSHOP, c1900. Workers in a clothing sweatshop on Ludlow Street in New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1900

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NEW YORK: SWEATSHOP. Italian women sewing in a Lower Manhattan sweatshop

NEW YORK: SWEATSHOP. Italian women sewing in a Lower Manhattan sweatshop. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1900

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: HOME INDUSTRY, 1890. A family of Bohemian cigarmakers at work in their tenement

HOME INDUSTRY, 1890. A family of Bohemian cigarmakers at work in their tenement home on the Lower East Side, New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: NEW YORK: TENEMENT, c1890. A young immigrant boy learning to write in a tenement

NEW YORK: TENEMENT, c1890. A young immigrant boy learning to write in a tenement apartment on Jersey Street in New York Citys Lower East Side. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, c1892. Saluting the Flag in the Mott Street Industrial School, New York City

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, c1892. Saluting the Flag in the Mott Street Industrial School, New York City. Photograph, c1892, by Jacob Riis

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1890s. A Lower East Side public school in New York City. Photograph

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1890s. A Lower East Side public school in New York City. Photograph, 1890s by Jacob A. Riis

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, c1894. A class in the condemned Essex Market School on the Lower

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, c1894. A class in the condemned Essex Market School on the Lower East Side of New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1894

Background imageJacob Riis Collection: ELLIS ISLAND: ROOF GARDEN. Children of detained or waiting immigrants, playing

ELLIS ISLAND: ROOF GARDEN. Children of detained or waiting immigrants, playing on the roof garden at Ellis Island, New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1900



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Jacob Riis Collection

Jacob Riis (1849-1914) was a Danish-American journalist, social reformer, and photographer. He is best known for his photographs and writings documenting the plight of the poor in New York City in the late 19th century. His work helped to bring about important changes in housing, health care, education, and other areas of social reform. His most famous book was How the Other Half Lives (1890), which exposed the squalid living conditions of immigrants living in tenement slums. Riis also wrote several other books on poverty and urban life as well as articles for magazines such as Scribner's Magazine and The Century Magazine. He was an advocate for progressive reforms such as public parks, playgrounds, libraries, public baths, improved sanitation systems, better housing regulations and more humane treatment of prisoners. His work had a lasting impact on American society by bringing attention to issues that were often overlooked or ignored at the time.
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Our beautiful pictures are available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts

The Jacob Riis collection from Media Storehouse is a stunning array of wall art, framed prints, photo prints, canvas prints, jigsaw puzzles and greeting cards. Our collection features the works of Jacob Riis who was an American journalist and social reformer in the late 19th century. His photographs captured the harsh living conditions of immigrants in New York City's slums during that time period. Our collection showcases some of his most iconic images including "Five Cents a Spot," which depicts children sleeping on a staircase; "Street Arabs in Sleeping Quarters," which shows homeless boys huddled together for warmth; and "Bandit's Roost," which captures a notorious alleyway known for its criminal activity. These powerful images offer a glimpse into the lives of those who were struggling to survive during this tumultuous time in American history. Whether you're looking to add some historical context to your home or office decor or simply appreciate the beauty and power of photography, the Jacob Riis collection has something for everyone.
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Jacob Riis was a Danish-American social reformer and photojournalist who captured the harsh realities of life in New York City's slums during the late 19th century. His photographs, which were published in his book "How the Other Half Lives," exposed the living conditions of immigrants and working-class families, highlighting issues such as poverty, overcrowding, and disease. We offer a collection of Jacob Riis' iconic images as art prints. These high-quality reproductions are printed on archival paper using advanced printing techniques to ensure that they capture every detail and nuance of Riis' original photographs. Each print is available in various sizes to suit different preferences and spaces. Owning one of these art prints not only adds aesthetic value to your home or office but also serves as a reminder of the struggles faced by those who came before us. It is an opportunity to appreciate history through visual storytelling while supporting artists' arts at Media Storehouse.
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We offer a wide range of Jacob Riis art prints for purchase. Some of the most popular options include his iconic photographs depicting life in New York City's tenements during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These images capture the struggles faced by immigrants and working-class families, as well as the harsh living conditions they endured. Other notable works available from Media Storehouse include Riis' portraits of prominent figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain, as well as his landscapes showcasing natural wonders like Niagara Falls. Regardless of which print you choose, each one is carefully reproduced using high-quality materials to ensure that it captures every detail and nuance of Riis' original work. Whether you're a fan of historical photography or simply appreciate powerful imagery that tells a story, there's sure to be a Jacob Riis art print at Media Storehouse that speaks to you.
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We offer a wide range of Jacob Riis art prints for purchase. The cost of these prints varies depending on the size and type of print selected. We have options available in various sizes, from small to large, and in different formats such as framed or unframed prints. Our selection includes some of his most famous works such as "Bandits' Roost" and "Five Cents a Spot." Each print is produced using high-quality materials to ensure that the artwork is accurately reproduced with vibrant colors and sharp details. We take pride in offering affordable prices for our customers while maintaining the highest standards of quality. Whether you are looking to add some beautiful artwork to your home or office space or searching for a unique gift idea, our Jacob Riis art prints are an excellent choice.
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