Sgt. Laura Churchill supervises sewing session in prison work room
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
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 February 25, 1950 reads "Prisoners sew denims and repair own clothes with school system co-operation." The article partially reads "For example, there is the Valley Rehabilitation Farm in the San Fernando Valley. This institution houses 44 women inmates and plans are already under way for an immediate increase of facilities." The prisoners' faces are blocked out.; See images #00134969 through #00134970 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Valley Rehabilitation Farm Women--California--San Fernando Valley Policewomen--California--San Fernando Valley Policewomen--California--San Fernando Valley--Uniforms Criminals--California--San Fernando Valley Female offenders--California--San Fernando Valley Prisoners--California--San Fernando Valley Prisons--California--San Fernando Valley Sewing Sewing machines--California--San Fernando Valley Textile fabrics--California--San Fernando Valley Denim--California--San Fernando Valley Tables--California--San Fernando Valley Chairs--California--San Fernando Valley Interior lighting--California--San Fernando Valley Interiors--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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