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| Date: | 06 01 1936 |
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| Description: | Bridge and truck trail constructed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workmen to facilitate forest fire prevention and control. |
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| Description: | The new passenger terminal at Truax Field, also known as Madison Municipal Airport. At the back is an outdoor observation deck and a view of the original W... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A Chicago & Northwestern train crossing a railroad bridge. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View across street towards Harry Rodin's service station at the intersection of North 7th and West Galena. People are standing at the corner near the bus s... |
| Date: | 07 21 1936 |
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| Description: | Workers toiling in the sun on the roadside, as a part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). As a program of the New Deal, it was provided to create j... |
| Date: | 07 14 1936 |
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| Description: | Children assemble on the stairs of a WPA built cabin. |
| Date: | 05 18 1936 |
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| Description: | A Works Progress Administration (WPA) crew at work laying a stone terrace in Stevens Point. |
| Date: | 05 01 1938 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin Worker's Alliance May Day parade float. The float has three workers on it with tools and signs read "Roosevelt's Recovery Program: Never More... |
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| Description: | Exterior view from street of Hillsboro's City Hall. It was constructed in 1937 with assistance from a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. The lowe... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View down snowy road through a forest improvement area in Wyalusing State Park. There is a truck in the background, and a sign on the left side of the road... |
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| Description: | Display for the Madison Toy Loan program, set up in the corner of an industrial building. Signs for the display read: "Madison Toy Loan takes toys, like th... |
| Date: | 07 1940 |
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| Description: | Two well-dressed women are posing next to an automobile parked near the arbor-like gate at the entrance to the Council Grounds State Forest, now the Counci... |
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