Furnished Rooms: 1937

Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 9:36am.

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April 1937. "Rooming house in slum district, Washington, D.C." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.

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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 4:56pm.

This is a slum and yet the men sit around in suits and hats? And not a gun in sight!

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