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Typical house entrance near Union Station, Washington, D.C. These old brick structures are for the most part inhabited by Negroes. Toilets of these same houses are usually outside and most unsanitary
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Typical house entrance near Union Station, Washington, D.C. These old brick structures are for the most part inhabited by Negroes. Toilets of these same houses are usually outside and most unsanitary

Mydans, Carl, United States. Resettlement Administration · 1935 · photo, print, drawing

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washington (d.c.)district of columbiaslumsnitrate negativesethnic neighborhoodshousingunited states
Credit lineTypical house entrance near Union Station, Washington, D.C. These old brick structures are for the most part inhabited by Negroes. Toilets of these same houses are usually outside and most unsanitary. 1935. Mydans, Carl, United States. Resettlement Administration. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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