https://collections-static-3.mcny.org/Collection/The Potter's Field Consecrated Ground.-2F3XC5Q38SP.html Larger image90.13.1.85Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis (1849-1914)The Potter's Field Consecrated Ground.Date:ca. 1890A man covering coffins with dirt in an open trench at the city burial ground on Hart's Island.negative (photographic)gelatin dry plate negativeFile dimensions:6006px × 4794pxBuy a Print or License this imageWhat Type of Order?Add to lightboxKeywords:Bronx (New York, N.Y.)CemeteriesCoffinsCrossesDead personsHart's Island (New York, N.Y.)LaborersNew York (N.Y.)view related galleriesBronxPhotographsJacob A. RiisPrints for Sale