Map showing over-crowding of the buildings on the lots and the consequent lack of light and air space also strong-holds of poverty and agencies for betterment in the tenement house district bounded by 1st Avenue, East River, 125th, 110th Streets / prepared for the Tenement House Committee of the Charity Organization Society, under the direction of Lawrence Veiller.

Strong-holds of poverty map series ; 47.

1899

1 map : ms., col. ; 87 x 169 cm.

Scale [ca. 1:650]. Oriented with north to upper right of sheet.

(W 73⁰56ʹ00ʺ/N 40⁰47ʹ40ʺ)

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Piers--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Human services--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Charities--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Hospitals--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Schools--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Church property--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Buildings--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Street addresses--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Real property--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Population density--New York (State)--New York--Maps

East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript

Cadastral maps

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