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Museum of the City of New York
New York
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Jacob A. Riis
American, Danish born, 1849–1914
Selected exhibitions
2018
The Other Half – The Activist Photography of Jacob Riis, Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
2016
The Most Influential Images of All Time, Time Magazine
Jacob A. Riis. Light in Dark Places, Kunstforeningen GL STRAND
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Jacob A. Riis
American, Danish born, 1849–1914

Mulberry Street, 1900

Gelatin silver transparency
Museum of the City of New York
Location
New York
MCN
Museum of the City of New York
New York
Medium
Image rights
Image provided by the Museum of the City of New York
Jacob A. Riis
American, Danish born, 1849–1914
Selected exhibitions (3)
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