This image depicts four Oakland "scavengers," principally Italian-American garbage collectors who operated in the 20th Century. They are standing in front of a marked garbage truck.
Cartoon shows a man holding a top hat in one hand and gesturing toward horde of arriving immigrants labeled "German socialist," "Russian anarchist," "Polish vagabond," "Italian brigand," "English convict," "Irish pauper," etc., at Castle Clinton in…
This image depicts little Italy in New York and the immigrants that live there. the image shows the overcrowding and tenement buildings. This give us some insight to what life was like back then.