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Title
Line of 12 train cars converted into homes, Pacheco, 1983
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1983-01-26
Publication Information
California State University, Northridge
Contributing Institution
California State University, Northridge
Collection
Richard Cross Photographs (Bradley Center)
Rights Information
Use of images from the collections of the Tom & Ethel Bradley Center is strictly prohibited by law without prior written consent from the copyright holders. The responsibility for the use of these materials rests exclusively with the user.
The Bradley Center may assist in obtaining copyright/licensing permission to use images from the Richard Cross collection. http://www.csun.edu/bradley-center/contact
Description
A line of 12 train cars have been converted into homes for people living in Pacheco. A man and two children are outside one of the car-homes. Two children climb the short stairs that lead into the home. Between 1983-1988, the 80's were considered to be the "lost decade" because of Mexico's debt crisis. This was due to the falling oil prices that left Mexico without foreign currencies to pay off its $80 billion debt. This in effect, increased high levels of unemployement, especially in rural areas.
Una línea de 12 vagones de tren se han convertido en hogares para personas que viven en Pacheco. Un hombre y dos niños estan afuera de una de las casas de autos. Dos niños suben las escaleras cortas que conducen a la casa. Entre 1983 y 1988, los años 80 fueron considerados como la "década perdida" debido a la crisis de la deuda de México. Esto se debió a la caída de los precios del petróleo que dejó a México sin monedas extranjeras para pagar su deuda de $ 80 mil millones. Esto, en efecto, aumentó los altos niveles de desempleo, especialmente en las zonas rurales.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
black-and-white negatives
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.N35.B15.05.15.30
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/3155
Subject
Documentary photographs
Train stations
Pacheco (Chihuahua, Mexico)
Place
Chihuahua (Mexico : State)
Relation
99.01.RCr.N35.B15.05.15.30.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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