Helen Smith and her six children pose in their one room apartment, where 8 people sleep in three beds. The room is 15x15 feet and has a toilet and shower built as an extension to the house. The house has hot water and rents for $45 per month plus utilities. It has been flooded out twice in recent storms. The average salary of the father, Frank, is $50 per week. Frank stays in town to be able to get to work by 6 a.m. The house has been condemned by the Board of Health and the family is about to be evicted by the sheriff. They will be relocated to Rose Hill Housing Project.
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Poor families--California--Los Angeles Eviction--California--Los Angeles Poverty Children--California--Los Angeles Housing Authority Collection photographs
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