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| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Men looking for a job during the Great Depression waiting their turn in the Employment Office waiting room, while another man is sitting with a clerk and f... |
| 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: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Opening ceremonies for a Work Progress Administration (WPA) exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | As part of a Wisconsin unemployment project, workmen dig a sewer trench by hand for the city of Spooner. |
| Date: | 01 1935 |
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| Description: | Sewing project for Milwaukee County women to make and repair clothing for relief families. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View of the atrium of Milwaukee's City Hall with a crowd of people gathered to register for unemployment compensation. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Arthur J. Altmeyer, a key figure in the creation of the United States Social Security system. Altmeyer was a student of John R. Commons at UW-M... |
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