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Working life on the outside: survival in Pittsburgh

The Bridge of Sighs

    Bread Line at Woods Run, April, 1908: Mute witnesses to Pittsburgh's helplessness in time of industrial depression and unemployment.

"Making a Pitch:" Beggars outside a mill gate on pay day.

    "Throwing His Hat:" Mendicant imposter of the "John Yegg" type who flopped on Washington Street bridge above the Union Depot

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