Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of an interior view of the laundry room of the Los Angeles County Jail, ca.1940-1949. What appear to be washing machines can be seen along the back wall and at right. Tables can be seen at left, while cloth bags filled with linens can be seen at center. A clock is visible on the wall in the left background, while two lightbulbs hang from the ceiling. A sign on a low wall in front of one of the machines reads, "put soiled clothing here". A chair can be seen at right. The prison was built in 1902.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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