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School Improvements – Moorhead MS

Public Works Administration project 4592 was approved 2/21/1934 for a $22,500 loan and $7,719 grant for additions to the Moorhead consolidated school. Construction started 6/8/1934 and was completed 10/10/1934. The project included the construction of a six-room addition and other… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works

Differential Analyzer (Mechanical Computer) – Philadelphia PA

Close-up of differential analyzer - Philadelphia PA

In 1934-1935, the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania built a differential analyzer, an early type of computer. Designed by Oscar Schuck, it was the second of its kind – the first differential analyzer was constructed… read more

Project type: Culverts & Drainage
Agency: Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Locomotive No. 50 – St. Louis MO

Postage stamp of B&O No. 50 and Abraham Lincoln train 

In 1934, the Public Works Administration (PWA) loaned the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad $900,000 for 16 streamlined cars, one diesel-electric locomotive [No. 50], and enough “… to rebuild a steam engine [the “Lady Baltimore”] to develop exceptionally high speed” (The… read more

Project type: Mass Transportation, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Fire Station No. 21 (abandoned) Improvements – Birmingham AL

There is little info about this station beyond that it “was equipped with one 1939 Seagrave pumper truck with a 750-gallon capacity.” This station was fixed up under a CWA Birmingham Public Buildings 37-C-715 project. These were designated Class “A”,… read more

Project type: Military and Public Safety, Firehouses
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA)

South Kawishiwi River Campground – Ely MN

SKP South Kawishiwi Pavilion 

This campground offers a variety of opportunities for campers including fishing, hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, boating, and bird watching. Sites sit well above the river. The historic log pavilion was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933 and is… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Campgrounds and Cabins
Agency:

Burke Mountain Roads – Darling State Forest VT

CCC Road

The Civilian Conservation Corps built roads, hiking and ski trails, and recreation facilities on Burke Mountain VT.

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Park Roads and Bridges, Paths and Trails
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Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Improvements – Pittsburgh PA

Wabash Railroad Station and Building, n.d. - Pittsburgh PA

In 1934, the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $331,000 in loans to the Pittsburgh & West Virginia (P&WV) Railway, for the purchase of three new locomotives, and an additional $47,000 for the “Purchase and installation of steel rail, track fastenings,… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Locomotive No. 1102 (demolished) – Pittsburgh PA

Close-up of engine number and details, Locomotive 1102, P & WV Railway, 1940  

In 1934, the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $331,000 in loans to the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway, for the purchase of three new locomotives. The engines were Class J-1, numbered 1100-1102, and had somewhat unusual 2-6-6-4 wheel configurations. Howard… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Locomotive No. 1101 (demolished) – Pittsburgh PA

Locomotive 1101, P & WV Railway, c. 1934 - Pittsburgh PA

In 1934, the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $331,000 in loans to the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway, for the purchase of three new locomotives. The engines were Class J-1, numbered 1100-1102, and had somewhat unusual 2-6-6-4 wheel configurations. Howard… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Locomotive No. 1100 (demolished) – Pittsburgh PA

Locomotive 1100, P & WV Railway, 1934 - PIttsburgh PA

In 1934, the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $331,000 in loans to the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway, for the purchase of three new locomotives. The engines were Class J-1, numbered 1100-1102, and had somewhat unusual 2-6-6-4 wheel configurations. Howard… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)
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