United States, Georgia, Whitfield County, 34.80561, -84.96722United States, Georgia, Whitfield County, Dalton, 34.7698, -84.97022Getchell, Maurice1935City Hall - DaltonView of the Works Progress Administration workers constructing the City Hall in Dalton, Georgia.The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a federal agency created by executive order in 1935 that provided employment to United States citizens through public works projects and educational programs. Most expenditures went to the construction of highways, roads, parks, public buildings, dams, and sewers. Other programs included literacy projects, vocational education, historical records surveys, and the arts. The Works Progress Administration was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1937. Congress discontinued the agency in 1943.image/jpegVIS 77.05.05ahc077005005a.jpgGay Bolling Shepperson Photographs, Atlanta History CenterMSS 522, Gay Bolling Shepperson Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterCity and town halls--Georgia--DaltonConstruction equipmentConstruction industryConstruction--Georgia--DaltonUnited States. Works Progress Administration of GeorgiaNew Deal, 1933-1939--GeorgiaWPA Construction & Repair of Public BuildingsStillImage