Ruins of old brick structures, Washington, D.C.
Sections of these buildings are still inhabited. The Government Printing Office is shown in the background. This section of Washington has some of the worst housing conditions in the District and for the most part, is completely Negro. None of these houses has inside toilets or water supply
- Date
- 1935-09
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- FSA/OWI
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 4,123 × 2,759 pixels
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