The Leaven in a Great City, by Lillian William Betts. New York, Dodd, Mead & company, 1902. (pub 1903)
vi, 315 p. front., 35 pl. 20 cm.
A classic view of life in New York City at the turn of the 20th century, with numerous photographs of the people and where they live.
The photographer is not named, unfortunately, because the photographs are real works of art.