CAMPS TEACHER KEY Title: 1. Interior view of the Jacob Birder Home 2. Five Cents Lodging Type of doc: Photograph Type of doc: Photograph Context The photo was taken in North Dakota in 1899. It This picture was taken circa 1889 in a tenement in --When and where was this is the interior of a farm house, it looks like the New York City. taking place? dining room. Massive economic growth and industrialization were --What was on before, At this time westward settlement was taking taking place in the eastern cities at the end of the 19th during, & after event or era being place. Immigrants were moving to the cities and century which drew immigrants from across the studied? sometimes traveling further west; people left Atlantic and Pacific as well as migrants from the --What else was happening? eastern cities or rural areas for opportunities in country. C --How might have surrounding the west. Most urban dwellers were working in order to survive events shaped this document? The photo reveals that people were bringing and often lived in extremely cramped conditions. comforts with them as they traveled. From the of the photo, we can figure out that “civilized” these are lodgers who are here short-time. It is unclear whether the five cents is for a week or a month. Author The photographer is unknown. Jacob Riis was a photographer who was focused on --Who was the author? We can infer that it is someone in the family or telling the story of the urban poor. He wanted those --What were the author’s someone who knows the family. Photography with means to help improve living and recreation background, social class was a luxury back then so they are doing conditions in the cities among poor workers. His qualifications, sex & race? something special. work is significant since he is chronicling a major A --When did the author write More than likely a person of means. It is unclear period of change. this? whether it was a woman or a man who took the picture. The picture was taken in 1899
CAMPS TEACHER KEY Title: 1. Interior view of the Jacob Birder Home Type of doc: Photograph 2. Five Cents Lodging Type of doc: Photograph C Context --When and where was this taking place? --What was on before, during, & after event or era being studied? --What else was happening? --How might have surrounding events shaped this document? The photo was taken in North Dakota in 1899. It is the interior of a farm house, it looks like the dining room. At this time westward settlement was taking place. Immigrants were moving to the cities and sometimes traveling further west; people left eastern cities or rural areas for opportunities in the west. The photo reveals that people were bringing “civilized” comforts with them as they traveled. This picture was taken circa 1889 in a tenement in New York City. Massive economic growth and industrialization were taking place in the eastern cities at the end of the 19th century which drew immigrants from across the Atlantic and Pacific as well as migrants from the country. Most urban dwellers were working in order to survive and often lived in extremely cramped conditions. From the of the photo, we can figure out that these are lodgers who are here short-time. It is unclear whether the five cents is for a week or a month. A Author --Who was the author? --What were the author’s background, social class qualifications, sex & race? --When did the author write this? The photographer is unknown. We can infer that it is someone in the family or someone who knows the family. Photography was a luxury back then so they are doing something special. More than likely a person of means. It is unclear whether it was a woman or a man who took the picture. The picture was taken in 1899 Jacob Riis was a photographer who was focused on telling the story of the urban poor. He wanted those with means to help improve living and recreation conditions in the cities among poor workers. His work is significant since he is chronicling a major period of change.
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