Write a short description of one aspect of city life in 1900. You can focus on one of the topics included in this exercise, or pick another of your own choosing. In addition to your textbook and the films included in this exercise, use these two collections of early films at the Library of Congress Web site as sources of evidence to include in your essay:

Early Films of New York, 1898–1906

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/papr/nychome.html

America at Work, America at Leisure, 1894–1915

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awlhtml/awlhome.html

Source: Video courtesy of Library of Congress, Moving Image Section.

You may find it helpful to review the section of Chapter 22 of your textbook titled “Taming the City” before you begin.