Box 2
Container
Contains 106 Results:
Streets, grading and widening #17. Sylvan Ave. grading job. 1-26-32. [View from opposite end of work site shown in #16, with men working between the hilly rises on either side. Trees on the hill at the left.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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 #21. Den Herder St. grading at Aberdeen School 5-29-31. [Foreman (?) standing near center of image, pointing at rise or bolder near an auto. Houses in the background.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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 #22. Den Herder St. grading at Aberdeen School. 5-29-31. [School not visible. Foreman(?) on sidewalk measuring(?) grade. Houses at right into the background.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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, widening and grading #23. Portland Ave. at Leonard St. [Street sign clearly shows the names of these N.E. Streets. Men working in front of a house at the left. Boy standing to the left of the street sign.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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 #25. [A line of trucks is seen across the image into the horizon. Men are on the trucks or working the ground behind the trucks. One man with a pole stands on the upper grade with trees and scrub in the background.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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 #26. Coldbrook St. at Spring Ave. 2-12-32. A ling of men, many with wheelbarrows, are show across the center of the image. Vehicles are in the background on the upper rise at left. A light hangs from a utility pole at the right.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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 #27. Union Ave. at Cedar St. (Cedar St.). 2-12-32. [Men working at the top of the hill in the foreground. Some walking on wood planks in the road, others working at upper and lower levels on the rise at the right. Houses in the background, with one visible center left.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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 #28. Eastern Ave. at Colbrook St. 2-12-32. View up hill, with men working on the lower portion of the rise at right. Several men with wheelbarrows in a line. Unidentified structure on the horizon left.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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 #29. Innes St. grading, from Fuller Ave. west. 6-1-31. Corner of brick building at left has plaque “Bosster A, 1929. Men are working the rough ground near the center of the image. Houses are visible behind the hill in the background. Manhole or drain lower right near the date.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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 #30. Adams St. grading at Rossman Ave. Bird's eye view down to men working the ground in the foreground. Men with wheelbarrows are following a planking circular track into the background and back to the site. Buildings are hidden behind the trees in the background.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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