Maryland State Archives

Group of boys standing in the snow in front of a three-story brick rowhouse

Interior shot of workspace in which several men, women, and children sit and stand among piles of cloth scraps strewn all over the floors. Large windows in background and doorway to another room in which a few women, sitting, can be seen.

Interior shot of men, women and children sitting at tables, most sewing. There are some small scraps of cloth on the floor.

Interior shot of men, women, and children, mostly standing, some sewing and some folding cloth or what looks to be pants. Scraps of cloth cover the floor. Lots of windows with a large amount of light coming through.

Interior shot of a group of men and children, mostly sitting at sewing tables, working. Piles of scraps and cloth on the floor. Several windows allowing light in.

Interior shot of several men sitting at sewing machines, working. Scraps of cloth on floor and a man dressed in long black coat standing to side.

Interior of woman sitting on bed with child. Man standing at back of room with five other children standing in front of him. In addition to the bed the woman is sitting on, there is another bed, a chair, a stove and a cabinet furnishing the room. There are also several pots and pans sitting around and a mirror hung on the wall between the two windows. The rest of the walls are bare.

Interior shot. Group of men sitting in background in a fairly dark room, despite the four windows. Several other men in foreground, standing and cutting cloth at their workstations. There are some cloth scraps littering the floor and a large pile of cloth in the righthand corner.

Sketch of three-story rowhouse building. On one window is "Bakery" and the other two words which are illegible. A man is standing in the doorway of the bakery and another man is outside on the sidewalk in front of the other window. There is also a man in the foreground. The buildings on either side of the sweatshop are at least one story higher. Written at the bottom is "Frontage 19ft 6in"

The depth of the building is shown to be 103 ft (bottom left of drawing).

On the far left, the first section has two floors, the top being a 13 x 14 x 8 ft Locker Room and next to it an unlabelled room (shown with a man, a side table and a chair) with the measurements 12 x 11 x 7 ft. The bottom floor of the first section has a 23 x 13 x 9 ft. Russian Bath and to the right a 6.5 x 10 x 13 ft Russian Bath Pool. There is a smokestack on the far left of this section.

The middle section has four floors. On the top is the 34 x 13 x 8.5 ft. Sweat Shop . On the left of the next floor below is a 17 x 13 x 10 ft Living Room, and to the right of that is another living room, this one 16 x 13 x 10 ft. On the first floor is a 19 x 13 x 9 ft Bathroom, with four stalls, and to the right is a 14 x 15 x 10 ft. living room. The basement houses the 21 x 13 x 7 ft. x 8 in. Baker's Oven Room. A chimney rises from the oven, through the other three floors and out the top of the building.

The right section, the tallest of the three sections, but still having only four levels, houses a 25 x 18 x 9 ft Living Room at the top, a 24 x 18 x 10 ft living room on the second level, a 25 x 14 x 13 ft. Baker's Store on the first, street-side level and a 24 x 17.5 ft. x 6ft 4 in. Cellar Bakery. A chimney rises from the Cellar Bakery, the other three floors and out through the ceiling.