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A scene in the parking lot behind the House of Rothschild. Four of the five men here are sleeping after staggering from one of the 108 saloons in the area.

After the news dealer had departed for the day, a derelict takes over to make a bed of the news stand.

An aged derelict finds shelter in an abandoned automobile in a Skid Row area lot.

Bob Gardner, 62, in foreground, who was born in Chicago on the Near West Side. He once was an engineer. Now he is a pathetic example of Skid Row. He is covered with sores, crawling with vermin. Reporters sent him to a mission, but he wouldn't…

A view of the Dublin Inn in the 1300 block on Madison st. A few seconds after this picture was shot, all of the patrons ran to the back of the saloon and out of sight.

This man is sleeping in a packing box near a lumber yard at Warren Ave. and Union St. As many as 25 bums have been found in the yard at one time, and prostitutes practice their trade there.

Three skid row derelicts hang out on the street.

Don't sit here, says the sign. They are unable to sit after a bout with cheap wine.

Only a few steps from a rescue mission where the sign reads, 'Jesus Saves,' this woman, a former Wac, lay at the curb, a victim of cheap booze. While she was sprawled at the curb, several squads and one foot policeman passed.

Photo shows a drunk woman walking in front of a business.