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Tents that make up the school at 61st and Figueroa streets, Los Angeles County, 1935

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Title: Tents that make up the school at 61st and Figueroa streets, 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.
The school is shown to be a large dirt clearing with a row of tents.
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 negative sleeve: 2796 - 49 St School 52 + Main St School 61 + Figueroa School 11- 12-35 [stamped:] Nov [?] 1935
Text from newspaper caption: There are 879 tents-cold, leaky, drafty and ill lighted-to be replaced if the school bonds carry.
Handwritten on negative: 61 + Figueroa St School 11-12-35
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_9314
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Tents--California--Los Angeles County
Classrooms--California--Los Angeles County
School bonds--California--Los Angeles
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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