All posts tagged "WPA"
-
18.0K6Arts and LeisureThe Missing Kennebunkport Mural of the WPA
Towns and cities across America are dotted with WPA-era murals. Many of them pay tribute to the working classes of America. But...
-
50.1K3ConnecticutHercules Had It Easy Compared to the Great 1938 Hurricane Tree Cleanup
The Great 1938 Hurricane blew down so many trees that paper mills were still processing them nine years later. Trees downed by...
-
39.7K35Rhode IslandThe Great 1938 Hurricane, A Once-In-A-Lifetime Storm
The Great 1938 Hurricane took almost everyone by surprise. Sept. 21, 1938, was supposed to be a breezy fall day in New...
-
6.8K6Business and LaborFlashback Photos: Vermont Paper Mill, 1941
The Missisquoi paper mill had been making paper in Sheldon Springs, Vt., for 46 years when Jack Delano took these photos of its...
-
10.0K7Business and LaborRules for Living From an Old Massachusetts Farmer
Jared David Busby was a 78-year-old Massachusetts farmer who had the solution to ending the Great Depression: Work. So he told his...
-
6.4K8Business and LaborAfter the Great Fire of 1911, Bangor Builds ‘Office World’
The Great Bangor Fire of 1911 wiped out much of the business district, but the city reconstructed it with lightning speed and...
To Top
