Jacob August Riis

American, born Denmark (Ribe, Denmark, 1849 - 1914, Barre, Massachusetts)

Shooting Craps: The Game of the Street. Bootblacks and Newsboys

ca. 1895; printed ca. 1946
photograph | gelatin silver print
On view in the museum, third floor
Shooting Craps: The Game of the Street. Bootblacks and Newsboys
7 7/8 in. x 9 3/4 in. (20 cm x 24.77 cm)
Collection of the Sack Photographic Trust
Keywords

children, boys, games, playing, craps, alleys


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