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Skid Row resident covered in paint being questioned by police in Los Angeles, Calif., 1976

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Title: Skid Row resident covered in paint being questioned by police in Los Angeles, Calif., 1976
Contributor: Malmin, John
Date Created and/or Issued: May 25, 1976
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) 825-3260
Description: IT WAS LIKE THIS--Skid Row resident attempts to explain why he is covered with green paint on S. Main St. today. Police said he was arguing with a push-cart vendor when the vendor said, "OK, you can have the paint," and dumped it on the man's head.
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b783_283205
ark:/21198/zz0002qj1t
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: City & town life--California--Los Angeles
Assault and battery
Crime
Legal
Skid row--California--Los Angeles
Police--California--Los Angeles
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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