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A Bat Mitzvah Party at the 20th Century Fox Movie Studio Commissary, West Los Angeles

Getty Museum · 1992

Adam, 13, and a Go-Go Dancer at a Bar Mitzvah Party at the Whiskey a Go Go Nightclub, Hollywood

Getty Museum · 1992

A freshman watches a sophomore inhale air freshener in the high school bathroom during nutrition break, Hollywood

Getty Museum · 1995

A high school sophomore blows smoke into her friend's mouth, Hollywood Boulevard

Getty Museum · 1995

Amelia, 15, at weight-loss camp, Catskills, New York

Getty Museum · negative 2001; print 2002

A music video plays on the cable channel The Box, Compton

Getty Museum · 1995

Andrew, Mike, Ari, and Jamie en route to a Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert for Adam's 17th Birthday, Encino

Getty Museum · 1996

Annie, Hannah, and Alli, all 13, get ready for the first big party of the seventh grade, Edina, Minnesota

Getty Museum · negative 1998; print 2008

Ari, 13, in his bedroom with his mother, Encino

Getty Museum · 1995

Ashleigh, 13, with her friend and parents, Santa Monica

Getty Museum · 1993

Ashleigh in her bedroom, Santa Monica

Getty Museum · 1993

Brandon, 13, and his mother at his bar mitzvah party, Shutters on the Beach Hotel, Santa Monica

Getty Museum · 1993

Christopher, 18, a senior at Hollywood High School, at his date's home before the prom, South Central Los Angeles

Getty Museum · 1993

Commencement Ceremony, Crossroads School, Santa Monica

Getty Museum · 1992

Cruising on Saturday Night, Hollywood Boulevard

Getty Museum · 1993

Cube, (1977-1994), a member of the Tagger Crew LCQ (Loving Crime Queens), Lynwood

Getty Museum · 1993

Danielle, 13, gets measured as Michelle, 13, waits for the final weigh-in on the last day of weight-loss camp, Catskills, New York

Getty Museum · negative 2001; print 2002

David, 17, and Friends Arrive at the Harvard-Westlake School Prom, Biltmore Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles

Getty Museum · 1992

Emily, 10, at the Peninsula Hotel, where she lived with her family for several months, Beverly Hills

Getty Museum · 1993

Emily in her bathroom in the Presidential Suite of the Peninsula Hotel, Beverly Hills

Getty Museum · 1993

Enrique, 17, Hollywood High School Senior Class President, pays for a limousine outside his prom date's home, South Central Los Angeles

Getty Museum · 1993

Erin, 24, is blind-weighed at an eating-disorder clinic, Coconut Creek, Florida. She has asked to mount the scale backward so as not to see her weight gain.

Getty Museum · negative 2001; print 2002

"Free Sex" Party Crew Party, East Los Angeles

Getty Museum · 1993

G-mo, 20, during the taping of the music video for his rap single "Ballin'," Calabasas

Getty Museum · 1995

Jennifer, 12, and Nicole, 16, at the Stylefest Model Search, where girls from all over California vie for an Elite Modeling Agency contract, Universal City

Getty Museum · 1994

Jennifer, 18, at an eating-disorder clinic, Coconut Creek, Florida

Getty Museum · negative 1997; print 2002

Jessica, 13, orders a nonalcoholic drink at a party, Beverly Hills

Getty Museum · 1995

Levon, 17, hugs his friend at Hollywood High School, Hollywood

Getty Museum · 1995

Lindsey, 18, after her nose-job surgery, a nurse holds a photograph of Lindsey's pre-operation nose, West Hollywood

Getty Museum · 1993

Lindsey at a Fourth of July party three days after her surgery, Calabasas

Getty Museum · 1993

Lori, 17, models for a Teen magazine article illustrating how to wash one's back, Hollywood

Getty Museum · 1993

Mara Wilson, 7, the Star of Miracle on 34th Street, at the Academy Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

Getty Museum · 1995

Matthew, 11, in his bedroom with Albino snake, Bel-Air

Getty Museum · 1994

Matthew's Iguana and stuffed animals, Bel-Air

Getty Museum · 1994

Memorial Day Barbecue, Compton

Getty Museum · 1995

Mijanou and friends from Beverly Hills High School on Senior Beach Day, Will Rogers State Beach

Getty Museum · 1993

Mijanou with her boyfriend and mother at her mother's wedding reception, La Jolla

Getty Museum · 1994

Phoebe, 3, at the VIP Opening of Barneys Department Store, Beverly Hills

Getty Museum · 1994

Pool Party, Topanga

Getty Museum · 1993

Rekon, 16, of the Tagger Crew KWS (Kings With Style), Southeast Los Angeles

Getty Museum · 1993

Scott, 16, Beverly Hills High School sophomore, during the taping of a music video for his rap band, the Whooliganz. Griffith Park

Getty Museum · 1993

Sheena, 15, shaves outside her house, San Jose, California

Getty Museum · negative 1999; print 2002

Sheena tries on clothes with Amber, 15, in a department store dressing room, San Jose, California

Getty Museum · negative 1999; print 2002

Sisters Violeta, 21, and Massiel, 15, at the Limited in a mall, San Francisco, California

Getty Museum · negative 1999; print 2008

Skyler, 7, in His Parents' Dressing Room, Malibu

Getty Museum · 1993

Skyler on the phone with his father, Malibu

Getty Museum · 1993

Sophie, 6 weeks, in her living room, Hollywood Hills

Getty Museum · 1995

Swimming period at weight-loss camp, Catskills, New York. Many kids love to swim at camp but will not swim or wear a bathing suit at home.

Getty Museum · negative 2001; print 2002

Tazmik, 18, signs for the camera as members from his tagger crew KWS (Kings With Style), run from approaching police, Southeast Los Angeles

Getty Museum · 1993

The Girls of Triple Threat sign their first television contract with their lawyers, Beverly Hills

Getty Museum · 1993

The Hollywood High School Prom, Loews Beach Hotel, Santa Monica

Getty Museum · 1993

The Ladies' Room at the Crossroads School Prom, Union Station, Downtown Los Angeles

Getty Museum · 1992

Wendy, 23, and her father, a talent agency chairman and CEO, at their home, Beverly Hills

Getty Museum · 1994

Xavier, 17, at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles Prom, Bel-Age Hotel, Hollywood

Getty Museum · 1992