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Works Progress Administration photograph collection

This collection contains 40 black and white photographs ranging in size form 5x7 inches to 8x10 inches. In addition to public works projects on reservations, the Works Progress Administration funded ...
Sterling Journal-Advocate

WPA was a lifeline for millions of unemployed Americans

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) created jobs for millions of people in the United States during a time of great uncertainty. Overland Trail Museum explored how the WPA started and its many ...
Denton Record-Chronicle

Landmarks and Legacies: Work Projects Administration

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s executive order established the Works Progress Administration on May 6, 1935. Two years earlier the Civilian Conservation Corps gave veterans jobs and job skills. The ...
Altoona Mirror

Works Progress Administration trained artisans to make dolls

Labor Day is a good time to reflect on the history of workers in America. One of the most interesting periods came during the Great Depression with the Works Progress Administration, later called the ...

This Day in History: Congress establishes Works Progress Administration

Over 90 years ago on April 8, 1935, Congress established the Works Progress Administration as part of President Franklin ...
The Daily Reflector

Genealogy Corner: Works Progress Administration (WPA) Program

At the height of the Great Depression, President Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA), part of his New Deal. The purpose was to put America back to work. It was estimated that ...