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    Street Improvements – Chapman NE

    Date added: August 18, 2023

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted street improvement work in Chapman, Nebraska, including “cleaning the streets as well as other street work as filling chuck holes, etc.”

    School Improvements – Lynch NE

    Date added: August 18, 2023

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a project to improve the building and grounds of the school in Lynch, Nebraska, completed Jan. 1934. Norfolk Daily News, Jan. 10, 1934: “The interior of the school building has been repainted, revarnished and… read more

    "The Auction," Pawnee City, NE post office

    Post Office Mural – Pawnee City NE

    Date added: August 8, 2023

    The historic post office in Pawnee City, Nebraska houses an example of New Deal artwork: “The Auction,” an oil-on-canvas mural painted by Kenneth Evett in 1942. “Kenneth Evett studied with Henry Varnum Poor and George Biddle. Besides “The Auction” at… read more

    Pawnee City, NE post office

    Post Office – Pawnee City NE

    Date added: August 8, 2023

    The historic post office in Pawnee City, Nebraska was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, is still in service.

    Filtration Plant – Pawnee City NE

    Date added: August 8, 2023

    A water filtration plant in Pawnee City, Nebraska was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $13,019 grant for the project, whose total cost was $28,903. Construction occurred between Dec. 1938 and… read more

    Likely PWA community center, Cook, Nebraska

    Community Center (former) – Cook NE

    Date added: August 8, 2023

    A community center in Palmyra, Nebraska was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $9,900 grant for the project, whose total cost was $21,763. Construction occurred between Dec. 1938 and Mar. 1939…. read more

    School (former) – Palmyra NE

    Date added: August 8, 2023

    A school in Palmyra, Nebraska was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $12,015 grant for the project, whose total cost was $41,065. Construction occurred between Oct. 1934 and Mar. 1935. The… read more

    City Hall (former) – Grand Island NE

    Date added: August 5, 2023

    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed the then-new city hall in Grand Island, Nebraska. The building was dedicated in a ceremony on June 14, 1940. The city hall has since relocated and the stately, Deco-detailed New Deal building now houses… read more

    O Road and 2nd Road Develoment – Hamilton County NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed a farm-to-market road in Hamilton County: West 8th Road, south and west of Aurora. The project consisted of “eight miles of grading, culvert work and graveling, starting at the Prairie Gem church, south six… read more

    M Road – Hamilton County NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed a farm-to-market road in Hamilton County: South M Road, south and west of Aurora. “The road work now under way Is a grading and graveling job extending twelve miles south from the new overpass… read more

    Confluence Jetty – North Platte NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a jetty near North Platte, Nebraska: “Project 997” was described as follows: “River protection work at the junction of the North and South Platte rivers east of North Platte. Workmen are constructing a 1,500… read more

    Airport Development – North Platte NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted work at what is now North Platte Regional Airport. “Project 996” involved “levelling land” at the airport.