Box 1
Container
Contains 112 Results:
Woodyard #3. Wood cut on land in Cannon Twp. Ready to be hauled city wood pile. [Shows a dirt road, with long sticks or logs of wood piled at left.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 500 photos of various projects undertaken by the program, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects, food preservation and distribution and two drives to raise food at Thanksgiving ("Fill the Barrel") and Toys at Christmas ("For an Empty Stocking"). The photos present a vivid depiction of local municipal welfare activities during the Great Depression, prior to any such federal action.Most of these photo...
Dates:
1930-1932
Woodyard #4 City Welfare Dept. Wood Yard. A truck in the foreground had logs chained to the truck bead. A man stands by the cab of the truck. Various men a seen standing in the mountain of chopped wood in the background. Men appear to be chopping wood at ground level.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 500 photos of various projects undertaken by the program, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects, food preservation and distribution and two drives to raise food at Thanksgiving ("Fill the Barrel") and Toys at Christmas ("For an Empty Stocking"). The photos present a vivid depiction of local municipal welfare activities during the Great Depression, prior to any such federal action.Most of these photo...
Dates:
1930-1932
Woodyard #5 A truck filled with logs changed to the truck bed, has 3 men standing on top of the logs, and 6 men standing in front of the truck. The large mountain of chopped wood is behind.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 500 photos of various projects undertaken by the program, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects, food preservation and distribution and two drives to raise food at Thanksgiving ("Fill the Barrel") and Toys at Christmas ("For an Empty Stocking"). The photos present a vivid depiction of local municipal welfare activities during the Great Depression, prior to any such federal action.Most of these photo...
Dates:
1930-1932
Woodyard #6. Shows the mountain of chopped wood, with the city in the background behind. A sign on a near building had “Grand Rapids Brooms”. Men are climbing in the wood pile or working on the ground.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 500 photos of various projects undertaken by the program, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects, food preservation and distribution and two drives to raise food at Thanksgiving ("Fill the Barrel") and Toys at Christmas ("For an Empty Stocking"). The photos present a vivid depiction of local municipal welfare activities during the Great Depression, prior to any such federal action.Most of these photo...
Dates:
1930-1932
Woodyard #7. Land in Cannon Twp. After timber was cut off. [Shows a hill, with a few small light colored logs center right.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 500 photos of various projects undertaken by the program, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects, food preservation and distribution and two drives to raise food at Thanksgiving ("Fill the Barrel") and Toys at Christmas ("For an Empty Stocking"). The photos present a vivid depiction of local municipal welfare activities during the Great Depression, prior to any such federal action.Most of these photo...
Dates:
1930-1932
Woodyard #8.[Dup. Of #7.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 500 photos of various projects undertaken by the program, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects, food preservation and distribution and two drives to raise food at Thanksgiving ("Fill the Barrel") and Toys at Christmas ("For an Empty Stocking"). The photos present a vivid depiction of local municipal welfare activities during the Great Depression, prior to any such federal action.Most of these photo...
Dates:
1930-1932
Woodpile #9. Wood cut on land in cannon Twnp. Ready to be hauled to city wood pile. [Shows a dirt road cutting through the center of the image, with the wood “logs” piled behind the road. A shack is at the left, and there are 3-4 vehicles around.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 500 photos of various projects undertaken by the program, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects, food preservation and distribution and two drives to raise food at Thanksgiving ("Fill the Barrel") and Toys at Christmas ("For an Empty Stocking"). The photos present a vivid depiction of local municipal welfare activities during the Great Depression, prior to any such federal action.Most of these photo...
Dates:
1930-1932
City Welfare Dept., Food Supply #4. 11-25-31. Loading potatoes for Welfare Dept. Exterior view of men with bags loading potatoes into a truck parked in front of the open front door.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 500 photos of various projects undertaken by the program, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects, food preservation and distribution and two drives to raise food at Thanksgiving ("Fill the Barrel") and Toys at Christmas ("For an Empty Stocking"). The photos present a vivid depiction of local municipal welfare activities during the Great Depression, prior to any such federal action.Most of these photo...
Dates:
1930-1932
City Welfare Dept., Food Supply #7. 11-25-31. Weighting potatoes at Sears Building. [Men in a basement space, with bags of potatoes. Loading at the scale from a bucket into a bag. Potatoes piled in the corner in the background.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 500 photos of various projects undertaken by the program, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects, food preservation and distribution and two drives to raise food at Thanksgiving ("Fill the Barrel") and Toys at Christmas ("For an Empty Stocking"). The photos present a vivid depiction of local municipal welfare activities during the Great Depression, prior to any such federal action.Most of these photo...
Dates:
1930-1932
City Welfare Dept., Food Supply #8. 10-28-31. 10,000 BU. Potatoes in City Welfare Store Room. [Basement setting, view length wise, with potatoes loaded on a slope.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 500 photos of various projects undertaken by the program, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects, food preservation and distribution and two drives to raise food at Thanksgiving ("Fill the Barrel") and Toys at Christmas ("For an Empty Stocking"). The photos present a vivid depiction of local municipal welfare activities during the Great Depression, prior to any such federal action.Most of these photo...
Dates:
1930-1932