- Collection:
- Gay Bolling Shepperson Photograph Collection, 1933-1945 (bulk 1935-1937)
- Title:
- WPA Road & Sidewalk Improvement Projects
- Creator:
- Getchell, Maurice
- Publisher:
- Gay Bolling Shepperson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1935
- Subject:
- Road construction--Georgia--Columbus
Roads--Georgia--Columbus
Vehicles--Georgia--Columbus
Construction industry
Construction equipment
Construction--Georgia--Columbus
Trucks--1930-1940
African Americans--1930-1940
Clothing and dress--1930-1940
United States. Works Progress Administration of Georgia
New Deal, 1933-1939--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Columbus, Fort Benning Road, 32.405636, -84.947608
United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771 - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Ft. Benning Rd. - Columbus
View of Works Progress Administration laborers doing road construction on Fort Benning Road in Columbus, 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. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 77.03.11
ahc077003011a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Shepperson/id/34
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Extent:
- 5 x 7 in. silver gelatin print
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
