WPA photographs, 1936-1943.

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WPA photographs, 1936-1943.

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The photographs in this colleciton were assembled by W.P.A. staff between 1936 and 1943 to illustrate the many New York City publications of the Federal Writers' Project. A number of photographs were acquired from the photographic division of the New York City Federal Art Project; others were taken by Writers' Project staff and some were acquired from private studios, newspapers and other sources.

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United States. Works Progress Administration

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Organizational History President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935 as a part of his New Deal to curtail the Depression's effects on the United States. The WPA attempted to provide the unemployed with jobs that allowed individuals to preserve skills or talents. The Federal Writers' Project (FWP), one branch of the WPA, provided work for over 6,600 unemployed writers, journalists, edit...

Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991

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b.1898; d, 1991. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122462170 B. in Springfield, Ohio on July 17, 1898; d. 1991 in Monson, Maine, age 93. From the description of Berenice Abbott : Artist File. (International Center of Photography). WorldCat record id: 437266448 Berenice Abbott was born July 17, 1898 in Springfield, Ohio. She attended Ohio State University, but left early in 1918, movin...

United States. Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.)

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Federal Writers' Project. New York (N.Y.)

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The Works Progress Administration, funded by the Emergency Relief Appropriations Act of 1935, created Federal Project Number I (within the Division of Professional and Service Projects) which consisted of the Music, Art, Theatre and Writers' Projects. The Federal Writers' Project had units in the 48 states as well as Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, The District of Columbia and New York City. Its primary function was to produce a series of state and local guide books which w...

United States Federal Art Project

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Writers' Program (U.S.)

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