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Children near Ditch, Phelan's Quarters

Date: 1966
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...

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Street Scene, Phelan's Quarters

Date: 1966
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 ...

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Girl at Water Hydrant, Phelan's Quarters

Date: 1966
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...

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Toilet, South Wall Street

Date: 1966
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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