Wage Map No. 1 Wage Map No. 2 Wage Map No. 3 Wage Map No. 4
- Title:
- Wage Map No. 1 Wage Map No. 2 Wage Map No. 3 Wage Map No. 4
- Alternate Title:
- Wage Maps
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.)
- Other Creators:
- Addams, Jane, 1860-1935
Kelley, Florence, 1859-1932
- Date:
- 1895
- Posted Date:
- 2015-08-25
- ID Number:
- 1120.02
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_1120_02.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1870 - 1899
- Subject:
- Poverty/Prostitution/Crime
Unusual Graphics/Text - Measurement:
- 36 x 112 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- For background on the Hull House Maps, see Notes for ID # 1120.01.
These four maps parallel the nationality maps, in this case detailing the wages of Hull House's neighbors. Every residential dwelling is color coded to indicate the weekly wages of the residents, in one of five separate classes, from under $5 per week to over $20 per week (a category "largely composed of land and property owners, saloon and shop keepers, and those in business for themselves.") Hull House Maps 22. "The white lots that are so numerous east of the river indicate brothels," where wages "vary widely." Ibid. 22-23. Note the choice of white to designate brothels, rather than black or red often used to connote ignorance or sin. The occupants of the brothels are "almost invariably" American, predominantly from Eastern states, and a mixture of black and white (Ibid. 23).
The Nineteenth Precinct, First Ward, Chicago mapped by W. T. Stead (ID # 1115) was located immediately above the upper right hand corner of this map.
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact - Source:
- Residents of Hull House. 1895. Hull-House Maps and Papers: A Presentation of Nationalities and Wages in a Congested District of Chicago, Together with Comments and Essays on Problems Growing Out of the Social Conditions. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
- Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.