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In early 1900s New York tenements, dozens of families shared a single water spigot on each floor. This photograph documents the cramped reality of immigrant housing, where access to running water was itself a luxury—but one stretched impossibly thin.
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You climb narrow stairs in the darkness, your footsteps echoing. On the landing, women and children queue with buckets and pails, waiting their turn at the single faucet jutting from the wall. The air is thick with steam and voices. Every drop of water—for drinking, washing, cooking—flows from this one spot.
Reflect
How does your access to water shape your daily routine in ways you might not notice?