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Photograph taken eight years after Jane Addams founded Hull House in Chicago. The image shows three people walking down a row of deteriorating buildings, likely houses. It is living conditions, like those shown in the above photograph, that would…

Print shows waves of veterans marching through a memorial arch on "Decoration Day", carrying banners that state "We will continue to save the country, so long as there is a dollar in the Treasury" and "Army of Pensioners". On the right, Uncle Sam…

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…

Print shows a jousting tournament between an oversized knight riding horse-shaped armor labeled "Monopoly" over a locomotive, with a long plume labeled "Arrogance", and carrying a shield labeled "Corruption of the Legislature" and a lance labeled…

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…

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…

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. 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)…