Vandals' trademark: shattered window at 11813 Chivers Ave
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Michel, Don
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated January 13, 1961 reads "Through the window: Borden avenue home has been left in shambles." The article partially reads "If an unoccupied house is an invitation to vandals, then 50 such invitations have added up to an estimated $100,000 damage in one Pacoima housing tract." Ownership of the homes has been disputed.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Dwellings--California--Pacoima (Los Angeles) Windows--California--Los Angeles Vandalism--California--Los Angeles Crime--California--Los Angeles Broken glass Backyards--California--Pacoima (Los Angeles) Debris--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Pacoima (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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