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Greg Durbin Sherman George
Description
Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Humanities and Social Sciences Two women with hard luck stories. Extended discussion with Joyce Henry and Cathy Haines at Drop 8 while drinking beer and talking. Topics include litters of puppies, benefits of living at the Slabs, husbands, lack of toilets, being an artist, painting, relation of snowbirds, homeless life, getting started. Joyce and Cathy continue… economics of women at Slab City, living conditions, income, getting back on one’s feet, uniqueness of Slabs, Social Security, population at Slabs. Also, Cathy on Marines and driving by of Marine truck; wrecked blue car. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
Type
moving image
Format
Videotape; 19 minutes, 57 seconds
Form/Genre
documentaries video recordings
Language
English
Subject
Snowbirds Alternative lifestyles Interviews Homelessness Intoxication Dogs Poverty Car wrecks Automobiles Drinking of alcoholic beverages Roads Camping trailers Deserts Marines (soldiers) Retirees Landscapes (environments) Military camps Children (people by age group) Campgrounds Documentaries Video recordings Salton Sea, California, United States Niland, Imperial, California, United States
Place
Salton Sea, California, United States Niland, Imperial, California, United States
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