Unlike these legally employed workers in Los Angeles' flourishing garment district, many take the raw materials to their homes to finish the garments and be paid by the piece. This practice has been outlawed in California since 1941. April 25, 1977.
Clothing trade--California--Los Angeles Clothing workers--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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