Title
A shanty built of refuse in Illinois, 1939
Caption
A shanty built of refuse near the Sunnyside slack pile, Herrin, Illinois Many residences in southern Illinois coal towns were built with money borrowed from building and loan associations. During the depression building and loan associations almost all went into receivership. Their mortgages were sold for whatever they would bring, and the purchasers demolished houses by the hundreds in order to salvage the scrap lumber. by Arthur Rothstein, 1915-1985, photographer Date 1939
Date
1939
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP16A00_415
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (2,5Mb) / 18,5in x 12,6in / 5557 x 3774 (300dpi)