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New York City WPA(1935–1943)

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) in New York City (1935–1943) was a large New Deal program that employed thousands to combat Depression-era unemployment. It transformed city infrastructure by building the Triborough Bridge, FDR Drive, and LaGuardia Airport, while also funding major arts, theater, and photography projects.

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© Estate of the artist. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproductio…
New York City WPA
c. 1936-42
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Mabel Dwight
1939
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Mabel Wellington Jack
1939
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Mabel Dwight
1939
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Harold Anchel
c. 1935-43
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Louis Breslow
1935-43
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Ida Binney
c. 1935-1943