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The Senate approved comprehensive immigration reform Thursday by a 68–32 vote count and the legislation now moves to the House. The bill would legalize millions of current undocumented immigrants. Here are some photos of immigrants from the early 1900s courtesy of the the New York Public Libary's digital collections.

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Working class Edwardian men still had the misfortune of being able to afford only secondhand clothes and very cheap ready-made clothing. Men worked hard labor jobs for six-day, 52-60 hour weeks in factories, railroads, mines, and farming operations. --> Jump to buy clothing. New immigrants may have been given uniforms or clothing as part of

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How Edwardians kept their home cool in the summer. "The woman who must stay in the city all summer [...] should put her wits to work to make her house or apartment look as cool as possible - for the appearance of coolness leads us to imagine that the thermometer is really lower than it is." (Chicago Tribune, 1909)

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Have you ever wondered what life was like for housewives back in the day? Come explore the life of vintage housewives in the early 1900s. You will even find out what the day in the life of a 1900 farmwife looked like. It is truly fascinating! #homemaking #vintagehomemaking #20thcentury #turnofthecentury #farmwife #homesteading #housewife

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