A Black-and-Tan Dive in Africa
Title
A Black-and-Tan Dive in Africa
Subject
A Beer Dive with a Black and White Woman
Description
The image is of a beer dive catering to black and white male and female patrons. A black man and white woman are seated in the dive. The woman is staring downward and the man has a dazed look while sitting on a beer keg. Their clothing is dirty and in disrepair and the room has peeling wallpaper. This type of beer dive resembled those in Maggie’s neighborhood.
Creator
Jacob Riis
Source
Riis, Jacob. How the Other Half Lives. 1890. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. 1971. 114. Print.
Publisher
Dover Publications, Inc.
Date
December 9, 2015
Contributor
Gary Guy
Coverage
1880s-1890
Files
Collection
Citation
Jacob Riis, “A Black-and-Tan Dive in Africa ,” Three Decades of NYC, accessed March 14, 2025, http://loyolanotredamelib.org/en203/items/show/94.