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Old Barney the Keyman

Barney told people he was a locksmith, but in fact, the keys he always carried with him were for all the bolts on the flimsy door of his attic home. From The Battle With the Slum by Jacob A. Riis.

Old Barney the Keyman from Cat Alley, Jacob A. Riis