Koreatown residents sweeping sidewalks outside Shin Jung restaurant in Los Angeles, Calif., 1979
Title
Koreatown residents sweeping sidewalks outside Shin Jung restaurant in Los Angeles, Calif., 1979
Creator
Cox, Bruce H
Subject
Street cleaning
Culture
Urban beautification--California--Los Angeles
Korean American neighborhoods--California--Los Angeles County
Korean Americans--California--Los Angeles County--Social life and customs
Culture
Urban beautification--California--Los Angeles
Korean American neighborhoods--California--Los Angeles County
Korean Americans--California--Los Angeles County--Social life and customs
Description
OLD OR NEW, THEY SWEEP CLEAN--These residents of Los Angeles' Korea town community take a centuries-old tradition seriously as they sweep the sidewalks in their neighborhood. They say they are planning to have such a cleanup once each month.
Publisher
Los Angeles Times
Contributor
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Date
August 16, 1979
Type
Image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclalat_1429_b1088_290336-1
ark:/21198/zz0002r640
ark:/21198/zz0002r640
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Language
No linguistic content
Rights
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-2839
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-2839
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Citation
Cox, Bruce H , “Koreatown residents sweeping sidewalks outside Shin Jung restaurant in Los Angeles, Calif., 1979,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed November 20, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/4313.
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