Jacob Riis's Camera: Bringing Light to Tenement Children
Twelve year old Jacob hated Rag Hall The rest of Ribe Denmark was filled with trim homes sweet grass meadows and fresh wind blowing from the sea NA But Rag Hall was a rat infested ramshackle dwelling As soon as he earned extra money Jacob donated it to the poor in Rag Hall to help tidy things up
Fifteen year old Jacob had a mind of his own Although his schoolmaster father expected him to become a teacher Jacob went to Copenhagen and became a carpenter
