poor persons, 19th century

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Progress of reform!!! No. 1 - Political cartoon, public domain image

Progress of reform!!! No. 1 - Political cartoon, public domain image

A scene in New York, outside the gates of City Hall Park. Two well-dressed men with top hats overturn the table of two apple-women. One of the men (from all appearances a Loco Foco radical Democrat) shouts at t... More

Shōjiki o mamoru mono wa tenjin kore o sutezu

Shōjiki o mamoru mono wa tenjin kore o sutezu

Japanese print shows a woman seated at a table offering a morsel of food to a young woman; both wear western style clothing. Signature: unidentified. Designed and revised by Toshichika: seals are different. An... More

Shōjō no jinshinshi kunshi mo oyobasaru tokoro ari

Shōjō no jinshinshi kunshi mo oyobasaru tokoro ari

Japanese print shows a woman offering assistance to a destitute man lying on straw; both wear western style clothing. Designed and revised by Toshichika: seals are different. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso... More

End of the poor Funeral from a tenement house in Baxter Street, Five Points, New York / / from a sketch by our artist.

End of the poor Funeral from a tenement house in Baxter Street, Five P...

Group of people gathered outside tenement house watch men carry out a coffin; in the street, two boys drag a dog by one leg. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 20 (1865 July 1), p. 225.

Alabamians receiving rations / sketched by A.R. Waud.

Alabamians receiving rations / sketched by A.R. Waud.

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1866 Aug. 11, p. 509. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arrested rag-pickers in City Hall Park, New York / sketched by C.G. Bush.

Arrested rag-pickers in City Hall Park, New York / sketched by C.G. Bu...

Poorly dressed woman and her dog carts surrounded by onlookers. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

On the docks after a hot day / Hogan.

On the docks after a hot day / Hogan.

Poor people resting on dock. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1868 Aug. 22, p. 532.

Underground lodgings for the poor, Greenwich Street, New York / sketched by P. Frenzeny.

Underground lodgings for the poor, Greenwich Street, New York / sketch...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1869 Feb. 20, p. 116. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Squatters of New York--scene near Central Park / sketched by D.E. Wyand.

The Squatters of New York--scene near Central Park / sketched by D.E. ...

Squatters with farm animals and shacks. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1869 June 26, p. 412.

Life sketches in the metropolis - our homeless poor - a midnight visit to one of the cheap lodging houses in Water St. / from life by Matt Morgan.

Life sketches in the metropolis - our homeless poor - a midnight visit...

Two page spread showing police officer and civilian investigator arriving at crowded room in lodging house, New York City. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, March 9, 1872, p. 408-409.

New York City--Among the poor - A Summer evening scene at the Five Points / sketched by Matt Morgan.

New York City--Among the poor - A Summer evening scene at the Five Poi...

Family outside decaying house. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 36, (1873 August 26), p. 357.

Rich and poor / Redding, sc. ; drawn by Sol Eytinge, Jun.

Rich and poor / Redding, sc. ; drawn by Sol Eytinge, Jun.

Poor woman with two small children standing in snow looking at rich woman holding small child and girl with large doll inside their home. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1873 Jan. 11, p. 33.

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the province of Yanı̈a (Yanya), Ottoman Empire]

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1) Middle class Albanian of Yanı̈a (Yanya); (2) poor Albanian of Yanı̈a (Yanya); and (3) peasant from the environs of Yanı̈a (Yanya). French caption: Yania: Figure 1: Arnaout de Yanı̈a (Classe moyenne); Figur... More

The Hearth-stone of the poor--waste steam not wasted / drawn by Sol Eytinge, Jun.

The Hearth-stone of the poor--waste steam not wasted / drawn by Sol Ey...

Homeless people heating themselves with steam rising from grating in pavement. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1876 Feb. 12, p. 121.

New York City - Cheap lodging-houses as nests of disease -A night scene in a "five-cent" den on Pearl Street / Hyde ; from sketches by Joseph Becker.

New York City - Cheap lodging-houses as nests of disease -A night scen...

Interior view of lodging house and three exterior views. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 54, (1882 March 18), pp. 56-57.

Homes of the poor / drawn by T. De Thulstrup.

Homes of the poor / drawn by T. De Thulstrup.

Interior view of New York City tenement house room crowded with men, women, and children, some working, one using a sewing machine. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, July 28, 1883, p. 465 (title page).

American millions and foreign nobility - the market where our girls buy - and get sold / Gillam.

American millions and foreign nobility - the market where our girls bu...

Illustration shows the "European Matrimonial Market" with wealthy American women on the right previewing European men of nobility who have fallen on hard financial times. Illus. from Puck, v. 14, no. 364, (188... More

New York City - "Doing the slums" - A scene in the Five Points / from a sketch by a staff artist.

New York City - "Doing the slums" - A scene in the Five Points / from ...

Policeman leading upper class people through the Five Points neighborhood. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picture of three children found by the Humane Society in a shanty in an alley bounded by Four-and-a-half, Sixth, K and L Streets, in a deplorable condition--wretched and starving, their father dead, and their mother in a state of beastly intoxication / Estabrook, Washington, D.C.

Picture of three children found by the Humane Society in a shanty in a...

19222V U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph by Estabrook, Washington, D.C. Public domain photograph - portrait, children of 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Max Strouse - Victorian era public domain image

Max Strouse - Victorian era public domain image

: tradecards,3558 ( tradecards,3558 ) .. Subject (TGM): Children playing musical instruments; Wind instruments; Poor persons; Clothing & dress; Clothing stores; Clothing industry;

Our religious landlords and their rookery tenants / C.J. Taylor.

Our religious landlords and their rookery tenants / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a group of wealthy citizens exiting Trinity Church on Wall Street, New York City, with poor persons huddled on the street on both sides, and tenement housing in the background. The inscription over ... More

The socialists' theory, and how it would work out / J.S. Pughe.

The socialists' theory, and how it would work out / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Uncle Sam, on the left, giving a bag of money to a man labeled "Socialist" and a bag of money to a man labeled "Businessman", he tells them "Gentlemen, I have divided the wealth of the country equal... More

Porto Rican boys in their Sunday dress, near Albonita

Porto Rican boys in their Sunday dress, near Albonita

Two boys on log bridge over trench, wearing ragged clothing. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Pauperism among American Negroes.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Diagram shows number of African American almshouse residents. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at t... More

A Christmas sermon / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

A Christmas sermon / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Puck standing on a stage for a presentation for wealthy philanthropists, from left: an empty "seat reserved for Russell Sage, Mrs. Stanford, Miss [Helen Miller?] Gould, Rockefeller, Carnegie,... More

Parisan [i.e. Parisian] rag pickers

Parisan [i.e. Parisian] rag pickers

Picryl description: Public domain photo of French art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Siberia written by Bartley Campbell.

Siberia written by Bartley Campbell.

D11997 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: I'll pay for it! Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co, Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." Direction, W.J. Fielding. No. 4417. Forms part of: The... More

Oodassees, Sikh devotees, mendicants, Delhi.

Oodassees, Sikh devotees, mendicants, Delhi.

Public domain reproduction of portrait print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

The Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

The Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scene at 5 Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Scene at 5 Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View in the Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

View in the Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Mexi[can] beggar. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.

Mexi[can] beggar. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, horses, horse riding, farm animals, farmers, livestock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Scene at 5 Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Scene at 5 Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

J. Winans in the character of "Joe" in the new play of New York as it is. Playing at the Chatham Theatre, New York / Jas. Brown del. 1848.

J. Winans in the character of "Joe" in the new play of New York as it ...

Print shows John Winans in the character "Joe", full-length portrait, standing in the street, facing front, as a beggar wearing tattered clothing, holding two apples in his right hand. 112 U.S. Copyright Office... More

J. Winans in the character of "Joe" in the new play of New York as it is. Playing at the Chatham Theatre, New York / Jas. Brown del. 1848.

J. Winans in the character of "Joe" in the new play of New York as it ...

Print shows John Winans in the character "Joe", full-length portrait, standing in the street, facing front, as a beggar wearing tattered clothing, holding two apples in his right hand. 112 U.S. Copyright Office... More

Draws easy / J.G. Brown 1873; Bencke & Scott, Chromolith., N.Y.

Draws easy / J.G. Brown 1873; Bencke & Scott, Chromolith., N.Y.

Print shows a young boy, wearing tattered clothing, smoking a cigar. E7175 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in the jear [sic] 1874 by John Snedecor in the Office of the Librarian of ... More

Draws easy / J.G. Brown 1873; Bencke & Scott, Chromolith., N.Y.

Draws easy / J.G. Brown 1873; Bencke & Scott, Chromolith., N.Y.

Print shows a young boy, wearing tattered clothing, smoking a cigar. E7175 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in the jear [sic] 1874 by John Snedecor in the Office of the Librarian of ... More

Philadelphia[delphia] Alms House : a busy corner in the shoemaker's room

Philadelphia[delphia] Alms House : a busy corner in the shoemaker's ro...

Drawing shows men working on shoes. Notation on recto: "Not published." (DLC/PP-1933:0012). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Philadelphia[delphia] Alms House : a busy corner in the shoemaker's room

Philadelphia[delphia] Alms House : a busy corner in the shoemaker's ro...

Drawing shows men working on shoes. Notation on recto: "Not published." (DLC/PP-1933:0012). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Mexican beggar. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.

Mexican beggar. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, horses, horse riding, farm animals, farmers, livestock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Mexican beggar. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.

Mexican beggar. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image from Robert Dennis collection of stereoscopic prints, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

The Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

The Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scene at 5 Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Scene at 5 Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View in the Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

View in the Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Mexican beggar. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.

Mexican beggar. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, horses, horse riding, farm animals, farmers, livestock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Scene at 5 Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Scene at 5 Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View in the Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

View in the Five Points. New York Sterecope Card.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Mexican beggar. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.

Mexican beggar. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image from Robert Dennis collection of stereoscopic prints, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Draws hard / J.G. Brown 1873; Bencke & Scott, Chromolith., N.Y.

Draws hard / J.G. Brown 1873; Bencke & Scott, Chromolith., N.Y.

Print shows a young boy, wearing tattered clothing, inhaling with difficulty while he attempts to smoke a cigar. E7175 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1874 by John Snedecor in ... More

Draws hard / J.G. Brown 1873; Bencke & Scott, Chromolith., N.Y.

Draws hard / J.G. Brown 1873; Bencke & Scott, Chromolith., N.Y.

Print shows a young boy, wearing tattered clothing, inhaling with difficulty while he attempts to smoke a cigar. E7175 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1874 by John Snedecor in ... More

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as played at the Chatham Theatre, N.Y. / / Jas. Brown del. 1848.

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as pl...

Print shows Frank S. Chanfrau as the character "Mose", sitting on a barrel watching an African American man dance on a dock along the waterfront, with a crowd of spectators gathered aound. A poor boy, actor Joh... More

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as played at the Chatham Theatre, N.Y. / / Jas. Brown del. 1848.

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as pl...

Print shows Frank S. Chanfrau as the character "Mose", sitting on a barrel watching an African American man dance on a dock along the waterfront, with a crowd of spectators gathered aound. A poor boy, actor Joh... More

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as played at the Chatham Theatre, N.Y. / / Jas. Brown del. 1848.

Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as pl...

Print shows Frank S. Chanfrau as the character "Mose", sitting on a barrel watching an African American man dance on a dock along the waterfront, with a crowd of spectators gathered aound. A poor boy, actor Joh... More

[It has been a hard winter] / Castaigne.

[It has been a hard winter] / Castaigne.

Woman seated, with head bowed in front of stove and crib.

[It has been a hard winter] / Castaigne.

[It has been a hard winter] / Castaigne.

Woman seated, with head bowed in front of stove and crib.

[It has been a hard winter] / Castaigne.

[It has been a hard winter] / Castaigne.

Woman seated, with head bowed in front of stove and crib.