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1898 Photograph of Orchard Street

Photo of a crowd gathered at a busy time in Orchard Street shopping, walking, chatting, and working

1898 Photograph of Orchard Street

Imagine the sights, smells, and sounds of the lower east side in 1898.

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Associated Family Story Article

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The Rogarshevsky Family Story

Learn about the Rogarshevsky’s, a Jewish American family who lived in 97 Orchard Street in the 1910s.

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The Levine Family Story

Learn about the Levine family, a Jewish American family who lived in 97 Orchard Street in the 1890s.

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Associated Virtual Field Trip

1910s Rogarshevsky Family  | The Rogarshevsky Family story features a Jewish American family and their 1911 tenement home. Students learn about the push and pull factors of Eastern European immigration, their journey through Ellis Island, and their work in the garment industry on the Lower East Side.

  • Themes: Culture and Identity, Industrialization and Labor, Push and Pull Factors
  • Topic: European immigration, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
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