814 N Hancock Street

814 N Hancock Street

Hancock Street, North Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Housing conditions

Two children play along the street while their mother does laundry. A man lounges in the background and two people look down from the second story windows of the central house. This photograph shows a glimpse of the poor housing conditions southern migrants experienced in the city of Philadelphia. Oftentimes, several families lived in the same house and might move several times to find better or cheaper accommodations.

Delaware Housing Association, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries

WCU, HIS 601/HON 451 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Spring 2016

1928

Erica Knorr

Courtesy of Temple University Libraries

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