White Angel Jungle, San Francisco

White Angel Jungle, San Francisco

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
J.K. Piggott Co. Photo, publisher.
Publication:
San Francisco, California : J.K. Piggott Co. Photo, 1931
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Food Assistance
Unemployment
San Francisco
Jordan, Lois, 1883-1949.
White Angel Jungle (Soup kitchen)
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Photo montage postcard for the White Angel Jungle, a waterfront relief station where free meals were provided for the jobless in San Francisco during the Great Depression. It features a long breadline. In the upper left corner is an inset portrait of Lois Jordan, the founder of White Angel Jungle.
Copyright:
Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use.
Extent:
1 postcard : 9 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Purchase ; Michael Zwerdling ; 2004 ; 04-22.
Technique:
Black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101611033 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D06000
OCLC no.:
1452954293
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101611033