[ Autographs ] JACOB RIIS (1849 - 1914) American photographer and journalist who undertook to improve slum conditions in the schools and tenements of New York. A.L.S. "Jacob A. Riis" 1p. 8vo., Richmondville, Nov. 3, 1908, to a young lady sending his autograph. Boldly signed, docketing in another hand with tape remnants at top margin, otherwise good.