Immigrants of the Progressive Era
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The similarity in both of the pictures was that it showed how immigrants worked hard for the money they’ve earned. That was the only way they could’ve survived unless they wanted to become beggars on the street. Most immigrants worked in factories, which were unsanitary and dangerous. They had low pay, long working hours, and had no benefits.
For the first picture with the Japanese immigrants, all the workers look well dress. They were wearing white collar, button up shirts with either a bow-tie or tie. They also looked well groom because their looks didn’t look disheveled. The Japanese immigrants might have had a decent pay to afford their clothing and for their well groomed looks. The environment had a lot of lighting, but there was too many clothing pile up to one side. Also there’s a bucket in the middle of the room that looks wet around it, and there are some kind of wires hanging from the ceiling, which could be work hazardous.
For the second picture with the Jewish girls, they look sullied and impoverished based on their appearance. This picture is showing the protest of child labor based on the sash the girls are wearing. Child labor during the early 1900s was increasing because family needed the extra income, and manufacturers didn’t mind the extra labor. However, children should be at school getting an education instead of working, and it is a lot more dangerous for a child to work because of the dangerous working conditions in factories.