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Title
Mexican American youths detained for questioning
Date Created and/or Issued
ca. 1942
1937/1947
Publication Information
Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information
US
Description
Mexican American youths in "zoot suits" are detained for questioning in a Los Angeles jail following a brawl.
Type
image
Identifier
ark:/13030/hb7c60081n
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Mexican American youth
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943
Jails
Mexican Americans--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Detention of persons--California--Los Angeles
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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