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Families are left stranded without means of support when the lumber mill "cuts out." This family lives on a cut-over area. The mill has closed, and the father does WPA (Work Projects Administration) work. Near Kiln, Mississippi
Home of family left stranded when the mill "cut out." Near Kiln, Mississippi
Son of WPA (Works Progress AdministrationWork Projects Administration) worker swinging. The father is a former tenant farmer, now on WPA. These are potential and probable migrants. Webbers Falls, Oklahoma
Daughter and son of agricultural day laborer living near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma. The furnishings of this shack were meager and broken and filthy. Muskogee County
Son of WPA (Works Progress Administration/Work Projects Administration) worker swinging. The father is a former tenant farmer, now on WPA. These are potential and probable migrants. Webbers Falls, Oklahoma
Sons of day laborers. Some of their fathers were agricultural workers and some were dispossessed tenant farmers now on WPA (Works Progress AdministrationWork Projects Administration). The WPA work is holding many of these former tenant farmers in their communities, but they are all potential migrants. None of these children had ever attended school. The camp was near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma
Corner of bedroom of farm family who are now on WPA (Works Progress AdministrationWork Projects Administration). Near Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Notice crowded conditions
House occupied by the Ingrahams and the Smallwoods near Nelma, Wisconsin. Ingraham, a lumberjack, has a wife and two children. Smallwood, a laborer migrated from Kentucky, has a wife and baby
Corner of living room of farm family now on WPA (Works Progress Administration/Work Projects Administration) road work. Near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Families are left stranded without means of support when the lumber mill "cuts out." This family lives on a cut-over area. The mill has closed, and the father does WPA (Work Projects Administration) work. Near Kiln, Mississippi
Summary
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people to work on public infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, buildings, and parks. The WPA also funded arts and cultural programs, including the Federal Art Project, the Federal Music Project, and the Federal Theatre Project, which employed actors, writers, musicians, and other artists. The WPA was one of the largest and most ambitious New Deal programs, ultimately providing jobs for millions of unemployed Americans. The program ended in 1943, as the US economy was recovering from the depression and World War II was creating new job opportunities. - Picryl description