WPA workers laying drainpipes, Rochester Airport
WPA workers laying drainpipes, Rochester Airport
Description
The federal Works Progress Administration worked during the late 1930s to double the size and runway length of what was then known as Rochester Municipal Airport.
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WPA infrastructure work at Rochester Ariport
WPA workers laying 30 inch concrete drainpipes, Rochester Airport
WPA infrastructure work at Rochester Ariport
Source notes
"Rochester and Monroe County" by Federal Writers' Project (page 24). National Archives and Records Administration, Negative 1587 National Archives and Records, Negative 1588
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 2, 2015.
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