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Women Sewing for Civil Works Administration Project
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A group of Fond du Lac women sews clothes for a Civil Works Administration project in 1934. The CWA was an emergency program that lasted from November 1933 to April 1934 and put 4,000,000 Americans to work for a short time.
1934
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W014CQ8
WHi 1987
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Sewing Class at School for Indian Children
1895
Sewing room at Lac du Flambeau U.S. Government School for Indian children. Female students posed at their sewing machines and work tables.
Milwaukee Sewing Project
January 1935
Sewing project for Milwaukee County women to make and repair clothing for relief families.
Oshkosh Airport
January 1934
An aerial view of the Oshkosh Airport about three years after Steve Wittman became the manager. The field was established in 1928 by Oshkosh Airport, Inc. to facilitate air mail service in the Fox...
Fine Sewing and Lace Making
Young women practicing fine sewing and lace making at Wisconsin Home for the Feeble Minded.
Men Registering for CWA Employment
November 20, 1933
Doris Brobst, clerk for the Public Employment Office, sitting at her desk, 111 W. Main Street, registering a group of men for CWA (Civil Work Administration) employment.
Work Relief Sewing Project
January 11, 1935
Several women are sitting at sewing machines. Caption reads: "Milwaukee, Wis Jan 11, 1935. Women making new and repairing old clothing for relief families. Sewing project of Wis. work relief program."
