Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Gayleyville was a married student housing complex located on Gayley Avenue in Westwood. The one-bedroom apartments provided cheap accommodation for married students with young families from 1948 to 1968. The housing was meant for World War II veterans who wanted to enroll in the college. Photograph caption dated October 28, 1947 reads "'Skeeter' Hayes, center, chairman of the U.C.L.A. Red Cross college unit, spins little Judy Adams, left, and Karen Schroeder on new playground equipment provided by Red Cross to youngsters of veterans residing in Gayleyville, housing project on Westwood campus."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
University of California, Los Angeles--Student housing Playgrounds--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Westwood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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