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Jacob A. Riis

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Jacob A. Riis was a Danish-American social reformer and journalist active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for his work "How the Other Half Lives," which documents the living conditions of the urban poor in New York City and is considered a pioneering work in photojournalism and social reform literature.

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  1. How the Other Half Lives

    Jacob A. Riis

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