WPA Wagon Interior

ID: 2097 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the photographer. ~ Creator: Rebecca Shrum ~ Date: February 2020
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WPA Wagon Interior

Inside the WPA wagon served as a payroll office. The small desk at the end of the wagon was used by the payroll officers. People employed by the WPA projects would come to the wagon to pick up their checks.

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By Volunteers of the Jackson County History Center
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was created in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his New Deal to spark economic growth during the Great Depression. Headed by Harry Hopkins, a dedicated social worker, the WPA built or…