W.P.A. Writer's Project photographs of Georgia, 1935-1940.

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W.P.A. Writer's Project photographs of Georgia, 1935-1940.

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The collection consists of photographs of houses, recreation, and sports activities throughout the state of Georgia. Images of the Slave Quarters at the Hopeton Plantation, the Cowles-Walker House, the Wetter House, the Ficklen Home, and activities including bowling, checkers, dancing, and football are included.

24 items (0.25 linear feet).

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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...