The Age of the City…
Urbanization
Migration
Immigration
Assimilation
Exclusion
American Protective Association
Immigration Restriction League
Redefining the city
Public Parks
Frederick Law Olmstead
Public cultural centers
Philanthropy
1893 Columbian Exposition of Chicago
Housing Developments
Suburbs
Tenement buildings
Jacob Riis
Infrastructure
Transportation
Roads & bridges
Brooklyn Bridge
Skyscrapers
Tenement Building in New York
Frederick Law Olmstead
Jacob Riis’ Photographs
Children on the street
The Bar Room
Impoverished Workers
Problems of the City
Disasters
Great Fires
Chicago
Earthquakes
Great Chicago Fire
San Francisco Earthquake 1906
Problems of the city (con’t)
Department of Water Works
Medical and sanitation advances
Crime
Poverty
“deserving poor”
Salvation Army
Crime rate increases
Political machine
William M. Tweed
Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall
Some improved working conditions
Henry
Ford
Assembly Line
Frederick Taylor
Scientific Mgt.
Henry Ford
Ford Assembly Line
Did you know?????
Prices in the early 1900’s
Average house = $2,000
Annual salary = $708.00
Gallon of gas = 5 cents
Ford’s Model A = $850.00
Ford’s Model T = $575.00—after the
assembly line
Trends in Shopping
Rising incomes
Women in the marketplace
Consumers
National Consumer League
New opportunities
Department stores
Chain stores
A&P
F. W. Woolworth
Entertainment
Sporting Events
Baseball
Barn storming
Football
Basketball
James Naismith
Prize Fighting
Music and Theatre
Vaudeville
Nickelodeons
Motion picture
D.W. Griffith
Entertainment (con’t)
Pleasure Parks
Central Park
Coney Island
Luna Park
Dreamland
Literature
Newspaper production
Dime novels
The Red Badge of Courage
Central Park
Coney Island
Coney Island Attractions 1925-1940
Luna Park
Stephen Crane
Other forms of entertainment
Family gatherings
Telephone
Switchboard
Growth in Education
Public Schools
Colleges and Universities
Private institutions
Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862
Women in the Victorian Age
Separate “spheres”
Higher education
Mount Holyoke
Changing roles in society
Queen Victoria
Victorian depiction of women
Main Course
Channel Catfish
20¢
Pork Tenderloins
20¢
Omelet with Jelly
15¢
Roast Pork with Applesauce
20¢
Chicken Fricassee
20¢
Roast Beef
15¢
Pork and Beans
15¢
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Vegetables
Appetizers
Half of a
Cantaloupe 10¢
Sliced Orange 10¢
Young Onions 5¢
Sliced Tomatoes 10¢
New Radishes 5¢
Sliced Cucumbers 10¢

Soup
Old Fashion Navy Bean 10¢
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Drinks
Coffee 5¢
Milk 5¢
Tea 5¢
Dessert
Lemon Layer Cake 5¢
Ice Cream 10¢
Ice Cream and Cake 15¢
Raspberries and Cream 10¢
Rhubarb Pie 5¢
Green Apple Pie 5¢
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Corn on the
Cob 10¢
Buttered Beets
5¢
Mashed Potatoes
5¢
Pickled Beets 5¢
Cole Slaw 5¢
Salad 10¢
First class “Smoking Room”
1st Class Staterooms on Titanic
Did you Know????
Cost of a ticket (one way):
First-Class (parlor suite): £870/$4,350
($50,000 today).
First-Class (berth): £30/$150 ($1,724
today).
2 Executive Suites on Board ($ 78,000
today)
2nd Class Cabins

Cost of a SecondClass ticket (one
way): £12/$60 ($690
today).

Cost of a Third-Class
ticket (one way):
£3/$15 to £8/$40
($172 to $460 today).