United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Getchell, Maurice1935Faith Nursery School Atlanta, Ga.View of children eating at Faith Nursery School in Atlanta, Georgia, which was operated 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 77.33.06ahc077033006a.jpgGay Bolling Shepperson Photographs, Atlanta History CenterMSS 522, Gay Bolling Shepperson Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterChildren--1930-1940Nursery schools--Georgia--AtlantaTeachers--Georgia--AtlantaEating and drinking--Georgia--AtlantaEating and drinking facilities--Georgia--AtlantaClassrooms--Georgia--AtlantaWomen--1930-1940Clothing and dress--1930-1940United States. Works Progress Administration of GeorgiaNew Deal, 1933-1939--GeorgiaFaith Nursery School (Atlanta, Ga.)WPA Nursery SchoolsStillImage