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Book - 44 Irving Street, 1970-1971 

Susan Meiselas 

In 1970, while a student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Susan Meiselas was living in a boarding house at 44 Irving Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. What began as a class project evolved into a deeply empathetic portrait of community domestic life. Meiselas photographed her neighbors in the building—many of them strangers—inside their rooms, initiating a collaborative exchange by sharing contact sheets and inviting written responses. These reflections appear alongside the photographs, offering insight into how her subjects saw themselves.

Boarding houses like 44 Irving Street... 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1971. Self-portrait. 44 Irving St. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1971. 44 Irving St. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Gordon, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Joan, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

1970-1971. Joan's letter #1, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Sharif and son, 44 Irving Street.... 

Susan Meiselas 1971

1970-1971. Michael and Alease's letter #1, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Mike and Alease, 44 Irving Street.... 

Susan Meiselas 1971

1970-1971. Michael and Alease's letter #2, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Kitchen, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Don, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

1970-1971. Don's letter #1, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Haskel, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Barbara, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Cromwell, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

1970-1971. Cromwell's letter #1, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Eddie, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

1970-1971. Eddie's letter, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Hallway, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Tenant, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Ellen, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Jane, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

1970-1971. Jane's letter, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1971. 44 Irving St. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Becky, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

1970-1971. Becky's letter #1, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

1970-1971. Becky's letter #2, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Carol, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Gil, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Jean, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Tenant, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

1970-1971. Joan's letter #2, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Haskel and Joan, 44 Irving Street.... 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Jean and Joan, 44 Irving Street.... 

Susan Meiselas 1971

1970-1971. Joan's letter #3, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

1970-1971. Joan's letter #4, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Jean, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Tenant, 44 Irving Street. 

Susan Meiselas 1971

USA. Cambridge, MA. 1970-1971. Hallway II, 44 Irving Street. 
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