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Chávez Ravine protesters in Mayor's office

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Order Number	00058779
Title	Chávez Ravine protesters in Mayor's office
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 10235
Date	1951
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w.
Description	Chávez Ravine women property owners in sit-down strike at Mayor Fletcher Bowron's office protesting a plan proposed by the City Planning Commission to demolish their homes for a housing project. Sitting in chairs, on the floor and on the desk or standing in doorways and against the walls, they are waiting for Mayor Bowron to appear. Photograph dated May 11, 1951.
Subject	Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.). Protest movements--California--Los Angeles. Offices--California--Los Angeles. City halls--California--Los Angeles. Women--California--Los Angeles. Interiors--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Chávez Ravine (Los Angeles, Calif.). Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Group portraits
Coverage	1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection