Street Peddlers Size:11" x 14" George Harrison

George Harrison

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mastered the daredevil stunt as a circus act and performed it for more than 40 years

Street Peddlers Size:11" x 14" George HarrisonAt the turn of the century, the Lower East Side was the first stop in America for European immigrants struggling to start a new life. The tenement lined streets, rather than being paved with gold, were filled with peddlers, noise, dirt and poverty, as evident in this circa 1915 photograph. Immigrants lived in the miserable conditions cramped, decrepit tenement apartments with little space, ventilation, or light, and no heat or plumbing. As an escape,