 | "Chained Zoot Suiters Rounded Up by the Police During Feuding, Await Court Hearing," 1943. Copyright holder unknown. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540. LC-USZ62-48275. In Life, June 21, 1943, p. 30. 11.7.5, 11.10.5 |
 | Zoot Suit. Frank Tellez, a Mexican-American youth in Los Angeles, wears popular non-military garb of the early '40s, a zoot suit: thigh-length, broad-lapelled jacket, baggy trousers pegged at the cuff, and broad-brimmed hat. The Los Angeles City Council made the wearing of zoot suits a misdemeanor after servicemen and police clashed with zoot-suiters in June, 1943. Detail of IM-M-2. Copyright holder unknown. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540. LC-USZ62-130597. In Life, June 21, 1943. In Ronald H. Bailey, The Home Front, U.S.A., Time-Life Books, 1977, p. 148. 11.7.5, 11.10.5 |
 | A Mexican-American youth wearing a zoot suit, complete with a long watch chain and large bowtie. c. 1942. Copyright holder unknown. 11.7.5, 11.10.5 |
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