Rushing the Growler [Beer Can]
Title
Rushing the Growler [Beer Can]
Subject
Boy Carrying a Beer Can
Description
The image portrays a young boy carrying his beer can on the way to a saloon or beer dive to retrieve beer for an adult. He is dressed in dirty clothes. The image could have been Maggie’s brother, Jimmie, as he retrieves beer for the elderly neighbor woman.
Creator
Jacob Riis
Source
Riis, Jacob. How the Other Half Lives. 1890. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1971. 173. Print.
Publisher
Dover Publications, Inc.
Date
December 9, 2015
Contributor
Gary Guy
Coverage
1880s-1890
Files
Collection
Citation
Jacob Riis, “Rushing the Growler [Beer Can],” Three Decades of NYC, accessed December 27, 2024, https://loyolanotredamelib.org/en203/items/show/97.