Name/Title
Photos taken for the Writer's WPA project, 1940Entry/Object ID
2015.81.1Description
ACC. NO. 15.81.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: VIEWS
DATE OR PERIOD: 1940
OBJECT: COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPH
DESCRIPTION:
BLACK-AND-WHITE GLOSSY PHOTOGRAPHS, UNSIGNED. THE PHOTOS ARE BOUND WITH A METAL RINGLET ATTACHED TO A HEAVY PAPER STOCK THAT SERVES AS BINDING.
SIZE: L 8-1/4" X W 11"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
PHOTOS OF VARIOUS SUBJECTS, INCLUDING INDUSTRY, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, BEACHES, ETC. THAT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN AS ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE WRITER'S PROJECT SPONSORED BY THE WPA. THEY WERE TO BE INCLUDED IN A HISTORY BOOK THAT WAS NEVER PUBLISHED BECAUSE OF WORLD WAR-II.
DONOR: ALAMEDA FREE LIBRARY
CATALOGED: AUGUST 1, 2015
