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In 1910, newly arrived Italian immigrants often did garment work from their tenement apartments, earning pennies per piece. This photograph captures the reality of industrial homework—a system that shaped housing, family life, and labor in America's crowded cities.
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You climb the narrow tenement stairs. Inside, a mother sorts bundles of cloth by window light. Sleeves, collars, hems—work that fills every corner of home. Her children play nearby as needles flash. One room holds family, meals, and factory output.
Reflect
How much of your own work happens in your home now? What divides—or blurs—the line?