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Homeless shelters overcrowded
Date: 7/26/2012 Album ID: 1507900
Photos by John Ewing
Homeless people line up for sleeping space at the Oxford Street shelter in Portland.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012...Homeless people line up for sleeping space at the Oxford Street shelter in Portland.  Joseph Bowory, 34.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012...Homeless people line up for sleeping space at the Oxford Street shelter in Portland.  Beckie McLucas has been homeless in Portland for many years and has never seen the demand for beds so high.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012...Homeless people line up for sleeping space at the Oxford Street shelter in Portland.  Originally from Texas, Tim Frary, has been homeless since losing his job at the Jetport in April.  Frary is in line at the shelter in hopes of getting a bed for the night.
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Tuesday, July 24,  2012....Portland's General Assistance Office is being utilized to shelter homeless people who were unable to find beds in other city shelers which are at full capacity.
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