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Outline of human figure with writing "Lost Angeles" on column at homeless camp in Los Angeles, Calif., 1987

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Title: Outline of human figure with writing "Lost Angeles" on column at homeless camp in Los Angeles, Calif., 1987
Contributor: Lubas, Ken
Date Created and/or Issued: September 25, 1987
1987-09-25
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Dubbed the "Dust Bowl Hilton", this campground was set up by the city of Los Angeles and the Salvation Army in an attempt to provide shelter and services for the homeless. Camp lasted for 103 days.
…and a bit of social commentary left on nearby concrete.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b3858_305863-1
ark:/21198/zz0002q8bm
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Graffiti--California--Los Angeles County
Culture
Environment
Shelters for the homeless--California--Los Angeles County
Homeless persons--Services for--California--Los Angeles County
Salvation Army
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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