Buste af journalist and photographer Jacob A. Riis i Ribe

Buste af journalist and photographer Jacob A. Riis i Ribe

6760 Ribe

Photo: Sydvestjyske Museer

Bust by Jacob A. Riis

Photo: Destination Vadehavskysten

Memorial plaque at Jacob A. Riis's childhood home

Photo: Jacob A. Riis

Children sleeping in a backyard | Jacob A. Riis

Jacob A. Riis was born in Skolegade in Ribe 1849. The photojournalist Jacob A. Riis left Ribe in 1870 - young and hopelessly in love - for America, with a dream af a new and rich life.

Jacob A. Riis, the first person to use photography to focus on the plight of the poor, was named "the most useful citizen of New York" by President Roosevelt.

He worked tirelessly for the poor and homeless in New York.

The Jacob A. Riis Museum

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