Family’s Bedroom: One for Too Many

This is the portion of the bed, little table, and we can also see wallpaper. The bed is very narrow and Victoria mentioned that her three cousins were sleeping on it. The bed really seemed as if it was about to break, which created dangerous condition. The little table contained a small book, which Victoria read in school. Despite the fact that she was eleven, she was put into the kindergarten because she couldn’t speak English. The room was packed with people, some sleeping on chairs, others on the floor, and few on the bed. Sleeping on the actual bed was truly a luxury and I feel this picture is important as it really portrays the poor conditions immigrants faced in 1900s. – Svitlana Makoviy P-3