Children reading at the 49th street school, Los Angeles County, 1935

Description: Photograph appears with the article, "Reasons Why Los Angeles Citizens Should Vote for School Bonds Tomorrow," Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov 1935: 8.
Bright white light shines through the transparent walls of the tent while rows of boys and girls are shown reading and writing.
Dilapidated conditions of public schools are shown to voters to encourage them to support school bonds. The Federal government has proposed adding $10,139,000 if the bonds are approved in the election.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: 49 St School 11-12-35
Text from negative sleeve: 2796 - 49 St School 52 + Main St School 61 + Figueroa School 11- 12-35 [stamped:] Nov [?] 1935
Text from newspaper caption: Lack of lighting in this Forty-ninth school tent menaces young eyes.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Location: Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Longitude: 33.984243
Latitude: -118.282151
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Students--American--California--Los Angeles County
Classrooms--California--Los Angeles County
School bonds--California--Los Angeles
Children--California--Los Angeles County

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_9311
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dhbxk
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