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Title
Children reading at the 49th street school, Los Angeles County, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued
November 1935
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
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Dilapidated conditions of public schools are shown to voters to encourage them to support school bonds. The Federal government has proposed adding $10,139,000 if the bonds are approved in the election.
A row of children are illuminated by bright light shining through the windows as they concentrate on their books.
Photograph appears with the article, "Reasons Why Los Angeles Citizens Should Vote for School Bonds Tomorrow," Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov 1935: 8.
Text from newspaper caption: Forty-ninth-street school pupils must shade their books to read.
Text from negative sleeve: 2796 - 49 St School 52 + Main St School 61 + Figueroa School 11- 12-35 [stamped:] Nov [?] 1935
Handwritten on negative: 49 St School 11-12- 35
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9310
ark:/21198/zz002dhbw2
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Children--California--Los Angeles County
Students--American--California--Los Angeles County
Classrooms--California--Los Angeles County
School bonds--California--Los Angeles
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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