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Jane Addams Hull House.
Image of Jane Addams Hull-house museum. The museum and the building of Hull house. The house was founded by Jane Addams.
Post office mural, Forest parkway, 11421
Mural commissioned by the Works Progress Administration
Artists were one of the groups most affected by the Great Depression as no one had the money to buy the artists works, or commission the artists for specific works. The Works Progress…
Artists were one of the groups most affected by the Great Depression as no one had the money to buy the artists works, or commission the artists for specific works. The Works Progress…
River and Clouds, Emil Armin, 1941, Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project
River and Clouds, Emil Armin, 1941, WPA, screenprint printed in brown ink on wove paper, 11 7/8 × 15 7/8 inches. Gift of the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, to the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Made at the beginning of World War…
Made at the beginning of World War…
July Morning, Emil Armin, 1940, Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project
July Morning, Emil Armin, 1940, WPA, screenprint printed in brown ink on wove paper, 11 × 14 inches. Gift of the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, to the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Art work commissioned by the Works Progress…
Art work commissioned by the Works Progress…
Work Progress Administration Arts and Crafts Display Kansas USA
Works Progress Administration: display of arts and crafts projects in Kansas
The Works Progress Administration taught crafts to those involved in the program. The Administration was also dedicated to preserving the history of the United States of…
The Works Progress Administration taught crafts to those involved in the program. The Administration was also dedicated to preserving the history of the United States of…
Works Progress Administration: Crafts - Quilting Project
Quilting is an important cultural activity. Different patterns mean different things, and quilts were used as signals if a location was safe on the Underground Railroad. Women also used to get together and make quilts, women did this frequently in…
Works Progress Administration: Crafts Class
Crafts are an important part of any culture, as are any other leisure activity. Crafts are learned in school and are a staple at summer camps. The Works Progress Administration gave people jobs teaching others crafts, as it helps the people who need…
Young defense woman trained in a National Youth Administration work center
Young defense woman. This young woman, trained in a National Youth Administration (NYA) work center, is contributing to defense as the result of skill acquired on the government project. Scene from Women in Defense, Office of War Information (OWI)…
Los Angeles, California. Aircraft Schools. Correspondence from the National Youth Administration offices in Arizona, Washington and Iowa answering queries from the California National Youth Administration office on the extent of out-of-state advertisement for students to enroll in fly-by-night aircraft schools in San Francisco and Los Angeles
Scope and content: Los Angeles, California. Aircraft Schools. Correspondence from the National Youth Administration offices in Arizona, Washington and Iowa answering queries from the California National Youth Administration office on the extent of…
Eleanor Roosevelt visits National Youth Administration in Quoddy Village, Maine
The First Lady visiting would have provided publicity for the National Youth Administration, but it also would have provided a morale boost for those in the program at the site.