library of congress

photo

historic american engineering record

historic american buildings survey

civilian conservation corps

united states history

pennsylvania

works progress administration

2,209 media by topic ∙ page 1 of 23
Decorated Birch Bark Container - GRPO 1172

Decorated Birch Bark Container - GRPO 1172

Works Progress Administration (WPA) project slightly conical-shaped container with floral quillwork design. The container is sewn with black spruce root seams and stands 14 cm high with a maximum diameter of 14 cm.

Decorative Birch Bark Basket - GRPO 1217

Decorative Birch Bark Basket - GRPO 1217

Works Progress Administration (WPA) project small conical birch bark container with etched floral design. Black spruce root seams are used for side walls and reinforcing rim. The container stands 8 cm tall with... More

One of 16 tempura-on canvas murals from Thomas Hart Benton's mural "A Social History of the State of Indiana" that Benton painted for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair

One of 16 tempura-on canvas murals from Thomas Hart Benton's mural "A ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. This piece of the Benton work is one of four Great Depression-era murals mounted in the historic Indiana University Auditorium, built ... More

Beaded Belt - GRPO 1206 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Beaded Belt - GRPO 1206 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Works Progress Administration (WPA) project beaded belt on tanned buckskin measuring 107 cm long and 9 cm wide. The piece with its decorative floral design contains a total of nearly 9,000 glass beads and consi... More

Harvest Time, artist Brad Godell's 2011 mural in Cortez, Colorado, suggesting Works Progress Administration (WPA) murals during the Great Depression

Harvest Time, artist Brad Godell's 2011 mural in Cortez, Colorado, sug...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The mural depicts the gathering of peaches, a delicacy so renowned in the Montezuma County area that they won a gold medal at the 1904... More

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 69, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 69, Des Moines, Polk Co...

Significance: This one-story classical revival style structure fronted on Thayer Street and stood between the fronts of Buildings Nos. 68 and 70. Completed on February 24, 1905, at a cost of $3,945, its walls ... More

DeFremery Park, 1651 Adeline Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

DeFremery Park, 1651 Adeline Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

A 2016 HALS HEROES PROJECT. The Northern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) generously funds a program administered by the Northern California Chapter of the Historic Amer... More

Irwin House, Read & Broad Streets, Milton, Caswell County, NC

Irwin House, Read & Broad Streets, Milton, Caswell County, NC

Survey number: HABS NC-114 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Big talk on little houses. These high officials of the New Deal's housing family photographed as they concluded a conference with President Roosevelt. From the left: Stewart McDonald, head of the [FHA?]; Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Morris L. Coske, head of Rural Electrification, and Peter Grimm, housing expert working in the Treasury Department. Grimm and his associates from New York are concluding a report on housing conditions east of the Mississippi which is expected to show only from 2 to 4 percent vacancies. His report to the President is expected to have a bearing on the future policy of both Federal Housing, Works Progress Administration, the Rural Electrification program and Rural Resettlement, 10/29/35

Big talk on little houses. These high officials of the New Deal's hous...

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Circus Truck with Clowns

Photograph of Circus Truck with Clowns

Original caption: Works Progress Administration. Federal Theatre Circus. Here comes the parade. One of the truck units leaving the ground for big free night parade. Federal Theater Project Central Files

Photograph of Charlie Fortuna, Federal Theatre Circus Clown

Photograph of Charlie Fortuna, Federal Theatre Circus Clown

Original caption: Works Progress Administration. Federal Theatre Circus. Charlie Fortuna, one of the 65 clowns with the circus. Federal Theater Project Central Files

George Washington Carver - Public domain portrait engraving

George Washington Carver - Public domain portrait engraving

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Photograph of Lem A. Ward Putting on Make-Up

Photograph of Lem A. Ward Putting on Make-Up

Original caption: Works Progress Administration. Federal Theatre Circus. Lem A. Ward, producing clown for the circus putting on the make-up. Federal Theater Project Central Files

The Works Progress Administration in Ohio presents the Federal Theatre for youth in "A Christmas Carol"

The Works Progress Administration in Ohio presents the Federal Theatre...

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "A Christmas Carol." Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies. The father, aged thirty-five, is an intelligent fellow, a painter by trade. Advanced tuberculosis, victim of an occupational disease. Ineligible for WPA (Works Progress Administration), rated as totally disabled. As a state charge under Oklahoma relief standards, the family were told the maximum relief would be seven dollars every two weeks. They lost their home, their furniture, took to the road a year ago and when the photographs were made they were found to be without money, shelter, and without food for the four children

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the r...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies. The father, aged thirty-five, is an intelligent fellow, a painter by trade. Advanced tuberculosis, victim of an occupational disease. Ineligible for WPA (Works Progress Administration), rated as totally disabled. As a state charge under Oklahoma relief standards, the family were told the maximum relief would be seven dollars every two weeks. They lost their home, their furniture, took to the road a year ago and when the photographs were made they were found to be without money, shelter, and without food for the four children

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the r...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration, announces the opening of the Southern Illinois Exhibition Project ...

Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration, announces the open...

Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition, showing an eagle clutching paint brushes and a palette. Attributed to Carken. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Forging ahead Works Progress Administration / / [monogram].

Forging ahead Works Progress Administration / / [monogram].

Poster for Works Progress Administration encouraging laborers to work for America, showing blacksmith. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Oklahoma migrant, Texas. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies. The father, aged thirty-five, is an intelligent fellow, a painter by trade. Advanced tuberculosis, victim of an occupational disease. Ineligible for WPA (Works Progress Administration), rated as totally disabled. As a state charge under Oklahoma relief standards, the family were told the maximum relief would be seven dollars every two weeks. They lost their home, their furniture,

Oklahoma migrant, Texas. An example of how they fall between the relie...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sculpture classes for children now in session Under direction of Art Teaching Division, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.

Sculpture classes for children now in session Under direction of Art T...

Poster announcing scuplture classes for children conducted by the Art Teaching Division of the WPA Federal Art Project, showing sculpture of a horse. Date stamped on verso: Apr 9 1938. Work Projects Administrat... More

Works Progress Administration, Tuzigoot National Monument, 2015.

Works Progress Administration, Tuzigoot National Monument, 2015.

In the winter of 1933, University of Arizona graduate students, Caywood and Spicer, began their excavation of Tuzigoot National Monument with help provided by the Works Progress Adminstration. Photo date unknown.

Free instruction in painting & drawing Art Teaching Division of the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.

Free instruction in painting & drawing Art Teaching Division of the Fe...

Poster announcing free art classes in painting and drawing, showing a stylized still life. Date stamped on verso: Feb 9 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Exhibition Interior design by the interior design staff, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.

Exhibition Interior design by the interior design staff, Federal Art P...

Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of interior design. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Exhibition - oils & watercolors, Federal Art Gallery Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.

Exhibition - oils & watercolors, Federal Art Gallery Federal Art Proje...

Poster for exhibition of oil and watercolor paintings at the Federal Art Gallery, 225 W. 57 St., New York City, New York, showing a palette and paintbrushes. Date stamped on verso: Sep 2 1938. Work Projects Adm... More

Oklahoma migrant, Texas. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies. The father, aged thirty-five, is an intelligent fellow, a painter by trade. Advanced tuberculosis, victim of an occupational disease. Ineligible for WPA (Works Progress Administration), rated as totally disabled. As a state charge under Oklahoma relief standards, the family were told the maximum relief would be seven dollars every two weeks. They lost their home, their furniture,

Oklahoma migrant, Texas. An example of how they fall between the relie...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

American concert orchestra--Federal Music Project--Works Progress Administration

American concert orchestra--Federal Music Project--Works Progress Admi...

Poster for Federal Music Project presentation of American Concert Orchestra, showing a cello. Attributed to Carken. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

The Division of Womens and Professional Projects of the Works Progress Administration presents an exhibition of the skills of the unemployed on non-manual projects National Museum, 10th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

The Division of Womens and Professional Projects of the Works Progress...

Poster for exhibition of works by unemployed persons at the National Museum in Washington, D.C., showing stylized eagle. Date stamped on verso: Jan 25 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Libra... More

"Take your choice" Play and music by Ernst Bacon, Phil Mathias, Raisch Stoll. Columbia Theatre, San Francisco. Opening Wed. Dec. 2, 8:20 p.m. Federal Music Project, Works Progress Administration.

"Take your choice" Play and music by Ernst Bacon, Phil Mathias, Raisch...

Advertising poster for a musical comedy shows stylized silhouette of a man in a spotlight.

Works Progress Administration presents an exhibition of selected skills of the unemployed Div. of Women's & Professional Projects / / Halls.

Works Progress Administration presents an exhibition of selected skill...

Poster for Works Progress Administration exhibition of art works at Kaufmann's Department Store, showing stylized spinning wheel and potter's wheel. Date stamped on verso: Sep 2 1938. Work Projects Administrati... More

Family of Blaze Gallagher, former farmer, now living in Crosby, North Dakota. Doing WPA (Works Progress Administration) work

Family of Blaze Gallagher, former farmer, now living in Crosby, North ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rural arts exhibition held under the auspices of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) in the patio of the U.S. Department of Agriculture building. Rugs from WPA (Works Progress Administration), Colorado; finger weaving from Vermont and North Carolina; woven towels from Southern Highlands; pottery from Steads, North Carolina; fabrics from Southern Highlands and Farm Security; luncheon set and embroidered runner from New Hampshire; miniature weaving set from North Dakota; bags from all parts of the

Rural arts exhibition held under the auspices of the Farm Security Adm...

Title and other information from captions accompanying prints in lot and from lot card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information... More

Child of Frank Weeks, WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker. Near Williston, North Dakota

Child of Frank Weeks, WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker. Near...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Family of James Strunk, farmer. Works for WPA (Works Progress Administration), earns forty-four dollars per month, drives twenty-six miles to work fourteen days per month. Car expense comes out of the forty-four dollars. Has eight children, four of them at home. Wheelock, North Dakota

Family of James Strunk, farmer. Works for WPA (Works Progress Adminis...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Madison County Fairgrounds, U.S. Highway 41, Twin Bridges, Madison County, MT

Madison County Fairgrounds, U.S. Highway 41, Twin Bridges, Madison Cou...

1984 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: These buildings were constructed by the WPA during 1936-37 for the purpose of accommodating an agricultural fair at Twin Bridges. The style of the... More

Rural arts exhibition held under the auspices of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) in the patio of the U.S. Department of Agriculture building. Rugs from WPA (Works Progress Administration), Colorado; finger weaving from Vermont and North Carolina; woven towels from Southern Highlands; pottery from Steads, North Carolina; fabrics from Southern Highlands and Farm Security; luncheon set and embroidered runner from New Hampshire; miniature weaving set from North Dakota; bags from all parts of the

Rural arts exhibition held under the auspices of the Farm Security Adm...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of 3d object, pottery, ceramics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Residence of John Scott near Ringgold County, Iowa. He is a hired farm hand, but has had no recent work other than Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Residence of John Scott near Ringgold County, Iowa. He is a hired farm...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Rural arts exhibition held under the auspices of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) in the patio of the U.S. Department of Agriculture building. Left: photograph of chairmaker by Doris Ulmann; chair, Kentucky; basket, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands; wooden chains made from one single piece of wood twenty feet long, Iowa; Right: basket, Hawaii; shovel and pitchfork, Connecticut; rawhide bottom chair, Texas; Garden of Eden carved by New Mexico Indians; wall hanging, WPA (Works Progress Administration),

Rural arts exhibition held under the auspices of the Farm Security Adm...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Works Progress Administration in Ohio presents The Federal Theatre for Youth in "The emperor's new clothes"

The Works Progress Administration in Ohio presents The Federal Theatre...

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Emperor's New Clothes," showing two figures in black and white. Date stamped on verso: Sept 7 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Librar... More

Child of Frank Weeks, WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker. Near Williston, North Dakota

Child of Frank Weeks, WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker. Near...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a couch, furniture, living room interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The mail must go through. Lineup of Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers during the flood at Cairo, Illinois

The mail must go through. Lineup of Works Progress Administration (WPA...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Works Progress Administration, Illinois, District 6--March of leisure time May 1st 1937, State Armory - Springfield.

Works Progress Administration, Illinois, District 6--March of leisure ...

Poster showing a map in the center of a clock, surrounded by vignettes of people involved in leisure activities. Date stamped on verso: May 22 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Rural arts exhibition held under the auspices of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) in the patio of the U.S. Department of Agriculture building. Left: photograph of chairmaker by Doris Ulmann; chair, Kentucky; basket, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands; wooden chains made from one single piece of wood twenty feet long, Iowa; Right: basket, Hawaii; shovel and pitchfork, Connecticut; rawhide bottom chair, Texas; Garden of Eden carved by New Mexico Indians; wall hanging, WPA (Works Progress Administration),

Rural arts exhibition held under the auspices of the Farm Security Adm...

Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI C... More

Residence of John Scott near Ringgold County, Iowa. He is a hired farm hand, but has had no recent work other than Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Residence of John Scott near Ringgold County, Iowa. He is a hired farm...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Family of James Strunk, farmer. Works for WPA (Works Progress Administration), earns forty-four dollars per month, drives twenty-six miles to work fourteen days per month. Car expense comes out of the forty-four dollars. Has eight children, four of them at home. Wheelock, North Dakota

Family of James Strunk, farmer. Works for WPA (Works Progress Administ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Baby of Frank Weeks, WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker. Near Williston, North Dakota

Baby of Frank Weeks, WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker. Near ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The mail must go through. Lineup of Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers during the flood at Cairo, Illinois

The mail must go through. Lineup of Works Progress Administration (WPA...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

The Federal Theater, Works Progress Administration presents "Blind Alley," 3 act drama by James Warwick at the Waterloo Theater.

The Federal Theater, Works Progress Administration presents "Blind All...

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Blind Alley" at the Waterloo Theater, showing an alley. Stamped on verso: Works Progress Administration, Des Moines, Iowa. Official business. Work Projects Ad... More

Baby of Frank Weeks, WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker. Near Williston, North Dakota

Baby of Frank Weeks, WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker. Near ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

John L. Lewis, little brother. Washington, D.C., June 26. Another member of the Lewis family is crashing the Labor headlines. He is A.D. Lewis, younger brother of John L., C.I.O. organizer and president of the United Mine Workers and he is now playing a prominent part in organizing Uncle Sam's government workers. The new union is to be know as the United Federal Workers of America, and naturally, will be under the C.I.O. banner. Jacob Baker, until recently assistant administrator of the Works Progress Administration, is president of the new union, 6/26/37

John L. Lewis, little brother. Washington, D.C., June 26. Another memb...

A man in a suit talking on a telephone. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prints for the people A national exhibition of prints made by artists employed by the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration.

Prints for the people A national exhibition of prints made by artists ...

Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of prints by WPA Federal Art Project artists at the International Art Center, 310 Riverside Drive and 103rd St., showing printmaking equipment. Work Projects Administra... More

Housing of families living on Works Progress Administration (WPA) jobs on the plains, in the brush, and in many cheap auto trailer camps of Kern County, California, reflect the shortage of housing for low income workers

Housing of families living on Works Progress Administration (WPA) jobs...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Children of WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker, South Charleston, West Virginia

Children of WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker, South Charlest...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Home of old and sick mine foreman and WPA (Works Progress Administration) workers and families, Charleston, West Virginia

Home of old and sick mine foreman and WPA (Works Progress Administrati...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

An old black and white photo of a man working on a machine, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

An old black and white photo of a man working on a machine, West Virgi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man and a child, possibly related to: Former coal miner, worked twelve years for Chaplin Coal Company as hand loader. He and several others complained to company about conditions not being up to NRA (National Recovery Administration) standards. All lost jobs, he is now on WPA (Works Progress Administration) at thirty-eight dollars and twenty-five cents per month, Scotts Run, West Virginia

A black and white photo of a man and a child, possibly related to: For...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

General George Henry Thomas, in Bronze

General George Henry Thomas, in Bronze

In 1938-9, five bronze busts were installed in the niches that surround the tomb's crypt. The five generals whose images were selected were the "...those most closely associated with General Grant's victorious ... More

An old photo of a houseboat on the water, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

An old photo of a houseboat on the water, West Virginia. Farm Security...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Children in bedroom of their home, Charleston, West Virginia. Their mother has TB. Father works on WPA (Works Progress Administration). See 50129-D

Children in bedroom of their home, Charleston, West Virginia. Their mo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A woman standing next to a bunch of buckets, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A woman standing next to a bunch of buckets, West Virginia. Farm Secur...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

An old photo of a woman washing her hands, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

An old photo of a woman washing her hands, West Virginia. Farm Securit...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a machine, possibly related to: Flower garden in front yard of WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker's home, South Charleston, West Virginia

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a machine, possi...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

An old photo of a houseboat on the water, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

An old photo of a houseboat on the water, West Virginia. Farm Security...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Negative has a hole punch made by FSA st... More

A baby sitting on a bed in a room, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A baby sitting on a bed in a room, West Virginia. Farm Security Admini...

Additional information on caption card: See 50119-D, 50129-D. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1... More

A black and white photo of a child on a bed, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a child on a bed, West Virginia. Farm Secur...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Negative has a hole punch made by FSA st... More

Arvin camp for migrant workers (Farm Security Administration-FSA) California. A small library in camp with Works Progress Administration (WPA) librarian in charge is now available to agricultural workers. Part of the program for recreational and education instituted in all government camps for migratory farm families

Arvin camp for migrant workers (Farm Security Administration-FSA) Cali...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a group of people, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a group of people, West Virginia. Farm Secu...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of two children sitting on the ground, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of two children sitting on the ground, West Vi...

Additional information on caption card: See 30090-M4, 30089-M5, 30088-M1. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington... More

A black and white photo of a woman sitting on a chair, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a woman sitting on a chair, West Virginia. ...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A black and white photo of a woman holding a baby, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a woman holding a baby, West Virginia. Farm...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Negative has a hole punch made by FSA st... More

A woman standing next to a bunch of buckets, possibly related to: Wife of WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker, Charleston, West Virginia

A woman standing next to a bunch of buckets, possibly related to: Wife...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

General Edward Otho Cresap Ord, in Bronze

General Edward Otho Cresap Ord, in Bronze

In 1938-9, five bronze busts were installed in the niches that surround the tomb's crypt. The five generals whose images were selected were the "...those most closely associated with General Grant's victorious ... More

Children in bedroom of their home. Mother has TB, father is on WPA (Works Progress Administration), Charleston, West Virginia

Children in bedroom of their home. Mother has TB, father is on WPA (Wo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

East side West side - exhibition of photographs Photography Division, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration, September 20 through October 4, 1938, Federal Art Gallery 125 West 57th Street

East side West side - exhibition of photographs Photography Division, ...

Cover illustration for photography exhibition catalog showing man taking photograph and New York City skyline in the background. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1991:200.14

A couple of kids sitting on top of a bed, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A couple of kids sitting on top of a bed, West Virginia. Farm Security...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

An old black and white photo of a man and a woman, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

An old black and white photo of a man and a woman, West Virginia. Farm...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A black and white photo of a woman sitting in a chair, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a woman sitting in a chair, West Virginia. ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migratory family from Louisiana, been in California eighteen months now on Works Progress Administration (WPA), receives fifty-five dollars a month. No house available in nearest town under twenty dollars a month

Migratory family from Louisiana, been in California eighteen months no...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old photo of two men standing outside of a building, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

An old photo of two men standing outside of a building, West Virginia....

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A couple of men standing next to each other, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A couple of men standing next to each other, West Virginia. Farm Secur...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Camper receives help in fitting a coat from Works Progress Administration (WPA) sewing instructor. Shafter camp for migratory agricultural workers (Farm Security Administration-FSA), California

Camper receives help in fitting a coat from Works Progress Administrat...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Arvin camp for migrant workers (Farm Security Administration-FSA) California. A small library in camp with Works Progress Administration (WPA) librarian in charge is now available to agricultural workers. Part of the program for recreational and education instituted in all government camps for migratory farm families

Arvin camp for migrant workers (Farm Security Administration-FSA) Cali...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker's wife washing clothes in front yard. South Charleston, West Virginia

WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker's wife washing clothes in f...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Children of refugee families now on Works Progress Administration (WPA). They live in tents on the flats outside of Bakersfield, California

Children of refugee families now on Works Progress Administration (WPA...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Ex-farm family, now on Works Progress Administration (WPA). On U.S. 64, eastern Oklahoma

Ex-farm family, now on Works Progress Administration (WPA). On U.S. 64...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Housing of families living on Works Progress Administration (WPA) jobs on the plains, in the brush, and in many cheap auto trailer camps of Kern County, California, reflect the shortage of housing for low income workers

Housing of families living on Works Progress Administration (WPA) jobs...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Former coal miner, worked twelve years for Chaplin Coal Company as hand loader. He and several others complained to company about conditions not being up to NRA (National Recovery Administration) standards. All lost jobs, he is now on WPA (Works Progress Administration) at thirty-eight dollars and twenty-five cents per month, Scotts Run, West Virginia

Former coal miner, worked twelve years for Chaplin Coal Company as han...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old photo of a child in a bed, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

An old photo of a child in a bed, West Virginia. Farm Security Adminis...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man and a child, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man and a child, West Virginia. Farm Secu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Flower garden in front yard of WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker's home, South Charleston, West Virginia

Flower garden in front yard of WPA (Works Progress Administration) wor...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man and a woman in front of a house, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man and a woman in front of a house, West...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man and two children, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man and two children, West Virginia. Farm...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

An old black and white photo of two men and a woman, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

An old black and white photo of two men and a woman, West Virginia. Fa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker's children with their toys in their play yard. South Charleston, West Virginia

WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker's children with their toys ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man and two children, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man and two children, West Virginia. Farm...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker's wife washing clothes in front yard. South Charleston, West Virginia

WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker's wife washing clothes in f...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migratory family from Louisiana, been in California eighteen months now on Works Progress Administration (WPA), receives fifty-five dollars a month. No house available in nearest town under twenty dollars a month

Migratory family from Louisiana, been in California eighteen months no...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

General James Birdeye McPherson, in Bronze

General James Birdeye McPherson, in Bronze

In 1938-9, five bronze busts were installed in the niches that surround the tomb's crypt. The five generals whose images were selected were the "...those most closely associated with General Grant's victorious ... More

A black and white photo of people on a boat, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of people on a boat, West Virginia. Farm Secur...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of two men standing outside of a building Farmers of Great Depression. Dust bowl refugees, Resettlement program.

A black and white photo of two men standing outside of a building Farm...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Negative has a hole punch made by FSA st... More

Wife of WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker living on riverboat, Charleston, West Virginia

Wife of WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker living on riverboat...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Previous

of 23

Next