W.P.A. Writer's Project Atlanta photographs, circa 1940.

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W.P.A. Writer's Project Atlanta photographs, circa 1940.

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The collection consists of sixty photographs of Atlanta-related scenes, showing buildings, homes, downtown views, parks, sports, recreation, etc. Photographs include images of the Atlanta Municipal Airport, City Hall, Emory University, the Gone With The Wind premier, and Spelman College among others.

60 photographs (0.25 linear feet).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7531289

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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...

William B. Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport

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Spelman College

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Emory university

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The Baccalaureate service is an inter-religious ceremony for all graduating Emory University students receiving bachelor's degrees and consists of prayers, music, and an address by the Emory University President. The Commencement ceremony includes all Emory University graduates and consists of an address by the commencement speaker, the conferral of honorary degrees and awards, and the conferral of degrees en masse. From the description of Emory University Baccalaureate and Commencem...