Maps, 1937-1975

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Maps, 1937-1975

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Topographic and survey maps of Alley Pond Environmental Center and surrounding areas of northeastern Queens. Some maps were drawn by the WPA in the 1930's, others by the New York City Parks Department depicting rehabilitation of the area.

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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...

New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation.

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Alley Pond Environmental Center

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Collecting area: Natural history of northeast Queens and Alley Pond Park. Will also accept material relating to the Indians of northeast Queens. Alley Pond Environmental Center is an environmental education organization in Queens. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155466226 ...