Jacob A. Riis 1849–1914. The Battle with the Slum. 1902.
Subject Index
| Fourth Ward slum, 16 |
| Fraunces’ Tavern, historical association, 380 |
| Free lunch, lodging, etc., vagrancy encouraged by, 170, 172 |
| French couple, Cat Alley, 315–316 |
| “Frills,” Hester Street roof playground, 342, 359, 360, 403 |
| Funerals—Cat Alley, 329–330 |
| Slum interest and excitement, 109 |
| Gambling, characteristic of Italian immigrant, 186 |
| Gangs—Battle Row, Easter service, 251–252 |
| College settlement work, success of, 248–249 |
| Genesis of, environment of boy’s career, 235–247 |
| Hook gang, 288 |
| Long Island story, 250 |
| Whyó gang headquarters, 272, 308 |
| Women’s work and success, 251 |
| [See also Boys.] |
| Gehegan, Mrs., of Cat Alley, 319 |
| Genesis of the gang, environments of boy’s career, 236–247 |
| German destitution and charity, story of, 217–218 |
| Giant, Elizabeth Street, 331 |
| Gibbon, quotation from Vitruvius as to height of dwellings, 11 |
| Giddings, Professor F. H., child labor investigation, 185 |
| Gilder Tenement House Commission, work of, 88, 105, 108, 116, 228, 276, 279, 281 |
| Golden Gate Association, kindergarten record, 245 |
| Good Government Clubs—Tammany condemnation of, 126 |
| Work of, 1896–97, 127, 128, 279, 371, 372 |
| Gotham Court—Beginnings of reformation, 23–27 |
| Christmas tree, 311 |
| Gotham Court—Destruction of dangerous property, 118, 119 |
| Gould, Dr. E. R. L., president of company for erection of homes for poor, 129, 133, 138, 139 |
| Government by the people imperilled by existence of slum, 6 |
| Government slum inquiry, 61, 97, 175 |
| Grand Street, soap factories prohibited below, 107 |
| Grant, Mayor, reform work, 45–46 |
| Graveyard as playground, 302 |
| Great Robbery, city treasury, 4–5, 285 |
| Green Dragon yard, London, 26–27 |
| Gunmaker Patrick Mullen, 413–414 |
| Hamilton Fish Park—Restoration, 296 |
| Uselessness of, 149–152, 295 |
| Health Board—Tammany negligence, 64, 67 |
| Tenement landlords, fights with, 30, 37 |
| Heat of summer 1896, power of resistance, 125–126 |
| Hebrew Institute—Educational Alliance work, 382 |
| Roof garden, 305–307 |
| Hebrews, see Jews. |
| Hell’s Kitchen—Improvement, 51–52 |
| Negro possession, desolate appearance, 110 |
| Helvetia House demolition, 285 |