PWA projects photographs, [graphic], 1937-1938

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PWA projects photographs, [graphic], 1937-1938

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The PWA projects photographs collection is comprised of 136 black-and-white photographs documenting the construction of the Oregon State Library and Oregon State Capitol building in 1937 and 1938. The PWA (Public Works Administration) was a New Deal-era program that funded the construction of numerous Oregon public facilities, including the Oregon State Library and Capitol Building in Salem, the city hall in Canby, an armory in Klamath Falls, and several coastal bridges. Frank I. Jones, a photographer based in Portland, created the photographs. The collection is unprocessed.

Unprocessed collection: Approx. 0.2 cubic feet (136 photographs in 2 folders)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Oregon State Library

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The Oregon State Library serves to promote the establishment, development, and support of library services to the people of Oregon; to provide library service that assists informed decision-making by the personnel of government; and to encourage cooperation between units of government and among libraries. The library is administered by a seven member Board of Trustees which selects a secretary to serve as state librarian and to administer the state library. The history o...

Oregon State Capitol (Salem, Or.: 1938-)

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Jones, Frank I. (Franklin Ives), 1880-1942,

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