Chapter IV: Appendix: Tables 165

Excerpts from Report of Children’s Court,
County of New York, 1913 177

INDEX 201

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Photographs by Lewis W. Hine

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Just Boys! _Frontispiece_

Tenth Avenue 4

Eleventh (“Death”) Avenue 4

Bounce Ball with Wall as Base. Property is Safe 10

Bounce Ball with Steps as Base. Windows in Danger 10

Wading in Sewage-laden Water 20

A “Den” Under the Dock 20

Pigeon Flying. A Roof Game 28

Marbles. A Street Game 28

Prize Fighters in Training 34

Craps with Money at Stake 34

Boy Scouts and Soldiers 40

After the Battle 40

Resting. What Next? 48

Early Lessons in Craps 48

Approaching the “Gopher” Age 64

One Diversion of the Older Boys 64

Replenishing the Wood Box 74

A Rich Find 74

A Ball Game Near the Docks 82

“Obstructing Traffic” on Twelfth Avenue 82

“We Ain’t Doin’ Nothin’” 98

The Same Gang at Craps 98

An Embryo Gangster 122

The “Toughest Kid” on the Street 122

Carrying Loot from a Vacant Building 142

Closed by the Gangs 142

De Witt Clinton Park 146

A Favorite Playground 146

LIST OF TABLES