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| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | A plumbing showroom with tiled model kitchen and bathroom displays. There are oil burning heaters, water heaters, and water softeners also displayed. |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A water hydrant stands next to a drainage ditch, while clothing hangs on a clothes like above. In the background, children walk away from the camera betwee... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Two of the 13 toilets available in the neighborhood, housed in a small building. Vines grow up the side of the structure and debris is scattered in the sur... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Two children look towards the photographer by a drainage ditch with buildings on all sides. Laundry hangs from clotheslines above. “Row upon row of dilap... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A child walks across ditch on a plank walkway. On the street, children play with balloons while three men recline on the hood of a car. “Row upon row of ... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A girl fills a bucket at a water hydrant near a drainage ditch. Buildings are on either side, and laundry hangs from clotheslines above. “Row upon row o... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | "This flush toilet is one of two shared by the 51 people who live in this slum. The other is an outdoor non-flush toilet shared by 14 people, 4 families. ... |
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