United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Getchell, Maurice1935View of people being taught to read braille in Atlanta, Georgia as part of a program sponsored by the Works Progress Administration.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 77.10.01ahc077010001a.jpgGay Bolling Shepperson Photographs, Atlanta History CenterMSS 522, Gay Bolling Shepperson Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Blind persons--Georgia--AtlantaPeople with disabilities--Georgia--AtlantaBrailleBlindness--Georgia--AtlantaEducation--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican Americans--1930-1940Women--1930-1940Clothing and dress--1930-1940Interiors--Georgia--AtlantaUnited States. Works Progress Administration of GeorgiaNew Deal, 1933-1939--GeorgiaWPA Adult Education for the BlindStillImage