Creator: Sylvia Gentile, UCLA Lab School Demonstration Teacher
Grade Level Recommendation: 5
Time Required: 45-60 minutes
(1958)* – Photo caption reads: “Man at right defies convention and eye-searing pollutant as he strolls down Broadway wearing a gas mask, as Los Angeles battles another smog attack. Women on left suffer and use their handkerchiefs to wipe away their tears.” Photo dated: September 19, 1958