Finding it difficult to find work , he found a home in the slums of New York 's Lower East Side .
Jacob Riis emigrated from Denmark in 1870 to New York City , eager to prove himself .
Finding it difficult to find work , Jacob Riis found a home in the slums of New York City   's Lower East Side .
Jacob Riis emigrated from Denmark in 1870 to New York City , eager to prove himself .