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Title
Palacio family, slum homes
Alternative Title
Housing Authority Photo Collection;
Creator
Nadel, Leonard
Contributor
This is a reproduction made from the original print owned by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Date Created and/or Issued
1948
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Isabel Palacio attends to her baby while older daughter looks on. Their apartment (no. 17) rents for $23 per month and consists of two rooms. There is no hot water, no sinks and the floor is caved in. In spite of these difficult conditions, the apartment appears clean and well cared for. Gilbert Palacio is a cement worker. He and his wife have two children; Anna, aged 2 months and Linda, aged 4 years.
Type
Image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00033628
Housing Authority Collection;
GPC_b30_f4; A-005-551 4x5
CARL0000035658
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/1122
Subject
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, California
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
Families--California--Los Angeles
Children--California--Los Angeles
Housing Authority Collection photographs

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