Public Policy, Poverty, and Displacement in Late Twentieth Century American Cities, Photojournalistic Archive of Homeless Life, 1969–1989
Photograph archive documenting homelessness, urban displacement, and public response in major American cities during a period of redevelopment and shifting social policy. The earliest image, from Chicago in 1969, portrays men on Skid Row described in contemporary reporting as “Forgotten Men,” with captions noting irregular labor, social marginalization, and the.....

