Blind Beggar by Jacob Riis : Jacob A. Riis was a police reporter in 1877 .
Blind Beggar by Jacob Riis : Jacob A. Riis decided to document the people living in New York 's East Side slum district .
Blind Beggar by Jacob Riis : Jacob A. Riis was a police reporter in 1877 and decided to document the people living in New York 's East Side slum district .