Photograph caption dated May 9, 1959 reads, "Victims of an eviction notice in Chávez Ravine build a tent on their property at 1771 Malvina Avenue. Left to right, Mrs. Victoria Angustain (standing outside the tent), Mrs. Manuel Arechiga and her son-in-law Mike Angustain holding Ira, 8 months, standing before the tent while their children, left to right, Ida Angustain, 7, and her sisters Rachel, 10, and Ivy, 5, bed down. More than 100 friends and relatives gave assistance with food and bedding. Other children in the photo are not identified."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Families--California--Los Angeles Eviction--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Chávez Ravine (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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