Image / Boy playing in Hoyo Mara east side slum in Los Angeles, 1963

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Title: Boy playing in Hoyo Mara east side slum in Los Angeles, 1963
Date Created and/or Issued: February 24, 1963
1963-02-24
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: EAST SIDE SLUM-Boy plays in Hoyo Mara, one of the worst slums on the east side of Los Angeles. This area has been termed ghetto by Mexican-American leaders and English translation of neighborhood means "Marvelous Hole."
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b501_218683
ark:/21198/zz0002rg7d
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Slums--California--Los Angeles
Youth
Mexican Americans--Housing--California--Los Angeles County
Economy
Play (Recreation)--California--Los Angeles County
Lifestyle
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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