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Carmen Nigro, NYPL

Articles by Carmen Nigro, NYPL

Carmen Nigro, NYPL
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One Of The Most Striking Photographs Of Tenement Conditions In Early 1900s NYC

This early 1900s photo (one of over 1,000) documents “one of the dirtiest and most unsanitary rooms ever found by the Tenement House Department," and helped lead to reform.

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Carmen Nigro, NYPL

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