Urban slums--Rue Circulaire

Photographer

Halpern, Joel M. (Joel Martin), 1929-

Date

• October 1969-November 1969

Summary

• Poverty and overcrowding were worsening at the time of this photo, partly due to an influx of war refugees from other parts of Laos. This area is obviously very crowded and is in apparent contrast with image 34-1b. Flooding of areas such as this during the rainy season does, of course, increase the presence of water borne diseases.