Works Progress Administration waterways project files, 1938-1939.

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Works Progress Administration waterways project files, 1938-1939.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36700397

Files include maps, construction specifications, labor and material costs, performance records, sponsor's agreements and incoming correspondence.

0.25 cubic ft.

Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Archive

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United States. Works Progress Administration

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