Muriel Robbins, left, and Mildred Davis, right, of the tenant selection staff of the County Housing Authority, talk over the opening of the Carmelitos low-rent housing project, located at 5150 Atlantic Boulevard, in North Long Beach. The women are standing at the entrance to one of the two-bedroom homes, renting for $19 a month, including gas, water and electricity. Families will begin moving into the projects, soon. Photo dated: October 23, 1940.
Carmelitos Housing Project (Long Beach, Calif.) Public housing--California--Long Beach Long Beach (Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Los Angeles County (Calif.).Housing Authority
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