Home in Charleston, West Virginia. Mother has TB, father works on WPA (Work Progress Administration).

Mother has TB Father works for WPA.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

Home in Charleston, West Virginia. Mother has TB, father works on WPA (Work Progress Administration).

Subject

Charleston--West Virginia

Description

United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

The family in the above photograph would have been a typical family helped by the Works Progress Administration. The father, likely the sole breadwinner, received a job from the WPA in a time when unemployment was high.

Creator

Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer.

Publisher

Date

1938 Sept.

Rights

No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs

Relation

Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)

Format

1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image Safety Film Negatives

Identifier

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8c09429

Coverage

United States West Virginia Kanawha County Charleston.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches