Shades of L.A. is an archive of photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were chosen from family albums and include daily life, social organizations, work, personal and holiday celebrations, and migration and immigration activities. Made possible and accessible through the generous support of the Security Pacific National Bank, Sunlaw Cogeneration Partners, Photo Friends, California Council for the Humanities, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
Image is a reproduction. View of three Russian cousins who are all from Zhytomyr, Ukraine, when it was still part of Russia. The women, seated in a circle and chatting in Yiddish, include the donor's grandmother, Rebecca Steinman, who is seated on the right. The photograph was taken in Culver City, California. Photograph circa 1987.
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