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| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A deceased rat lies on the ground near a wood pile. 80 people live in 21 buildings in the Taylor Alley neighborhood of Natchez. The occupants have 11 hyd... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | "Overall view of the alley looking toward E. Franklin Street. Griffin Alley houses 12 families in 6 buildings. All residents share 2 hydrants and 4 toile... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A wet and muddy dirt road in the Beekman Quarters neighborhood in Natchez, Mississippi. "No pavements, no drainage system, no streetlights, no sewers. No n... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A wood pile is located near the front porch of a house. Outhouses are in the far background. 80 people live in 21 buildings in the Taylor Alley neighborh... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A family poses for photographers documenting living conditions. Beekman Quarters housed 81 people in 23 buildings. None of the houses in the neighborhood... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A dog stands near a water hydrant on one side and a fence on the other. The North Wall Street neighborhood houses 37 families in 22 buildings, with 30 hy... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Two containers of Coke bottles sit on the front steps of a house. The North Wall Street neighborhood houses 37 families in 22 buildings, with 30 hydrants... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A home with clothing hanging out to dry on a clothesline. The North Wall Street neighborhood houses 37 families in 22 buildings, with 30 hydrants, 24 toi... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | "Twelve families, eighteen persons, share four outhouses." A window of a house is visible in the foreground, while an outhouse is located behind the home.<... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | "This path from the alleyway to the outhouse is flooded when it rains — note the 'bridge' from the bottom porch step to the opposite bank." Griffin Alley... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A building, possibly an outhouse, with a woodpile behind it. In the background, two houses with porches are visible. "No roads or streetlights or sidewalks... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | "Forty-two year old man indicates condition of these buildings." Beekman Quarters housed 81 people in 23 buildings. None of the houses in the neighborhoo... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | "This hydrant supplies ten families (sixteen persons) with water. Three of these persons are over sixty-five-years-old and live alone." Griffin Alley hou... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Buildings, likely houses, at the intersection of two dirt roads. Laundry hangs from a clothesline in the background. “Row upon row of dilapidated buildi... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Two women wash clothes in large pails, while a girl and a young man stand nearby. "43 people, 10 families, share three outdoor hydrants. 8 people share 1 i... |
| 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. ... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Four men gathered outdoors. Two sit on stoops of houses while two stand in the dirt pathway. More homes are visible in the background. There is a garbage o... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A woman stands next to a home near a woodpile. Behind the trees in the background, more homes are visible. "Houses are built in rows and cover the hill fro... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | One of the 15 outdoor toilets in the Beekman Quarters neighborhood of Natchez, Mississippi. "'It's been full for two months. We still have to use it or wal... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of yard with a wood pile for fuel. In the background are roads, porches, and other dwellings. Beekman Quarters housed 81 people in 23 buil... |
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