oops. so they're in front of a building that was torn down. . I appreciate hthe correction/
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Originally Posted by Earl Boebert
Mood music for whoever was reclining on that well-lit cot? :-)
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That's what I envision too
Earl 
but I just found out Elliott Erwitt was only 18 years old when he took the empty room pic.
I'm thinking that might be a bit too young for a 'nudies' photographer.
[in 1941, after his parents separated, Erwitt moved to Los Angeles with his father]
And there's this....
[When Erwitt was just 16 years old, however, his father moved to New Orleans, leaving Erwitt on his own.
He continued to attend high school and began teaching himself photography."]
After reading that I definitely think the empty room is where Elliott was living at the time.
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Here is another photograph by Elliott Erwitt.
"Hollywood, California, 1956"
Elliott Erwitt via
http://onlyoldphotography.tumblr.com/image/41794862724
Erwitt biographical information from:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elliott-Erwitt