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Box 2

 Container

Contains 106 Results:

Also a copy print of #1.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
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

Transportation of #2. ID label at back: All ready to be transported to the various city jobs to work for scrip. [4 large flatbed trucks shown on a dirt road stretching into the background. Truck nearest shows the faces of some men. A small building is in the background center right.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
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

6-20-31. Unidentified image of men standing in line to read a hut, next to a construction site. Bissell factory in the background. Brick street with tracks in the foreground.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
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

Streets, grading and widening #2. Laying 2 (or 12) miles of 24” water main on Hall Street. 7-18-31. [Possibly Hall at Jefferson St. School. Bolder on corner has written information. Men working on trench next to large brick building [Jefferson School?] Houses at right. A trolley is visible at the far end of the street, vehicles on the brick street.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
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

Richmond #1. Richmond Park Swimming Pool. 4. [ Shows pool from a short end looking the length with a street stretching into the horizon from the far end of the pool. People are on or near the bleachers at left, and people are on the two sides. Pool appears to be dry on the near end, and perhaps is just being filled for the season.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
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

Richmond #2. Richmond Park Swimming Pool. 3. Near view of men working on the pool, construction using brick in the background, water flowing into the pool.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
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

Richmond #3. Richmond Pool and the bathhouse being built from salvaged brick. 12-31-31 [Pool is empty. Hill with bare trees is behind the construction, which is along a long side of the pool, and shows 5 arched portals in the center.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
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

Richmond #4. Richmond Park Bath House, 2-15-32. Fenced pool. Roof on bathhouse, with center poolside entrance covered with tarp. Bare trees, but no snow on near ground.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
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

Richmond #5. Richmond Pool and Bath House Construction, Gerrit Folkringa, foreman. [Folkringa in foreground. Camera man and camera on a tripod. Full pool, with crowd standing along the far end.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
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

Richmond #7. Richmond Park Bath House. 2-8-32. [Scaffolding in front of center poolside entrance. Winter scene. Pool not visible, but suggested by the fencing fainting visible in front of the pool house.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
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