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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated November 12, 1954 reads "Olof Norman, who is camping on the bank of the Los Angeles River, shows how he washes his clothes. Olof has a box full of clean clothes, that he has washed in water from the river, as well as a needle and thread to keep them in repair."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Homeless persons--California--Los Angeles Refuse and refuse disposal--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles River (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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