Muckraking: Investigative Journalism of the Early 20th CenturyMain MenuTable of ContentsPaths to the various pages of the site.An Introduction to MuckrakingA brief historical background of investigative journalism in the early 20th centuryMcClure's MagazineA look at the magazine that became the hub of investigative journalismThe exposing of Standard Oil's CorruptionA look at how Ida M. Tarbell helped to end John Rockefeller's reign as the "Oil King"Political Machines Across the U.S.A look at Lincoln Steffens' exposé of corrupt local governmentsJacob Riis' "How the Other Half Lives"A look at Jacob Riis' photojournalistic effort to shed light on tenement housingUpton Sinclair's "The Jungle"A look at the work that stimulated reform in workplace safety and eventually the Food and Drug Act of 1906Christian McKenna7d2ce4ee0bf1e1d67e1668aa3a89b25e9a636c97
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12016-12-11T17:55:10-08:00Christian McKenna7d2ce4ee0bf1e1d67e1668aa3a89b25e9a636c97129382plain2016-12-11T17:55:52-08:00Christian McKenna7d2ce4ee0bf1e1d67e1668aa3a89b25e9a636c97Hine, Lewis Wickes, photographer. [4 P.M. Ceru family, 143 Thompson St., near tenement, N.Y. In this dirty attic home with a dog and a cat adding to the other filth that accumulates, these three make artificial leaves. The little five-year-old helps some. She was sighing, "Tired." Her sister about 10 years old works until 9 P.M. some nights although she is near-sighted. At home she keeps her glasses on the shelf, 'because because Mother says I look funny with them. Now I got to go out and shop." Second card: Making artificial leaves in tenement attic. New York City, 1912. The 5-year-old helps. Her sister, aged 10, works till 9 P.M. some nights although she is near-sighted.Location: New York, New York State]. January, 1912. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, .
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12016-12-11T17:54:48-08:00Christian McKenna7d2ce4ee0bf1e1d67e1668aa3a89b25e9a636c97Family crafting commodities in tenement building1media/Tenement family.jpgplain2016-12-11T17:54:48-08:00Christian McKenna7d2ce4ee0bf1e1d67e1668aa3a89b25e9a636c97
