Standing Her Ground



Photo Title

Standing Her Ground

Photographer/Creator

Brant Ward

Collection

Publisher

The San Francisco Chronicle

Caption/Description

Billie Burrell, a homeless woman, always carries a broom...here she cleans up her area of Jones Street before going off to panhandle some distance away. She believes keeping the sidewalk neat is a responsability and it keeps the nearby store merchants happy on Jones Street.

Citation

Brant Ward, "Standing Her Ground," in POYi Archive, Item #36769, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/36769 (accessed March 14, 2025).

Date Added

07.06.2008