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East River Squatter Camp- Between Ninth and Tenth
East River Squatter Camp- Between Ninth and Tenth

Squatters Colony at the East River.

(1)
The City of unemployed along the East River, between East 9th and
10th Streets. (Men of every field and endeavor are gathered here owing
to the terrible depression, through which the country is undergoing).

August 6, 1932.

P. L. Sperr.

(2)
More makeshift shelters in the same settlement.

August 6, 1932.

P. L. Sperr.

(3)
The same, showing an ingenious outdoor kitchen.

August 6, 1932.

P. L. Sperr.

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