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Palm Straede Improvements – Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI

The Works Progress Administration completed improvements on Palm Straede in Charlotte Amalie. The work included grading, curbing, and paving.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Torvet Saint Road Improvements – Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI

The Works Progress Administration completed improvements on Torvet Saint Road, in Charlotte Amalie. The work included grading, curbing, and paving.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Sixteen Frogs Breaker – Saxman AK

The park was designed along a main axis—Totem Road—with totem poles on each side, and a rectangular area enclosed with logs carved with frog heads. Leading to the square, there are two stairways marked by totem poles on each side…. read more

Project type: Art Works, Parks and Recreation, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Yax-te Totem (Also Big Dipper Totem) – Juneau AK

Yax-te Totem Detail, Photographed Circa 1939-1941

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) carved the Yax-te Totem, as part of a restoration program that lasted approximately between 1938 and 1942. The program was part of a larger U.S. Forest Service effort to employ Alaska Natives and conserve totems and… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Governor’s Totem Pole – Juneau AK

Located in front of the Governor’s Mansion in Juneau, the Governor’s Totem Pole was commissioned by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was carved between 1939-1940. Charlie Tagook, a Tlingit carver from Klukwan, began the work, and William N. Brown, a… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Post Office – Bangor PA

The historic Bangor post office was constructed in 1939 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service. As of 2018 the lobby retains distinctive lighting fixtures, believed by Living New Deal to… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Stolte Memorial Field (Tenney Field) – Brattleboro VT

Stolte Memorial Field was constructed in 1939-1940 with labor provided by the W.P.A. Funding was provided by the Alumni Association and private donations. Town reports describe the project as follows: 1939: “The project has been carried on with W.P.A. [Works… read more

Project type: Stadiums, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Chief Johnson Totem Pole – Ketchikan AK

The Chief Johnson Totem Pole was raised in 1901 and restored by Native carvers enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1939-1941. The carvers trained at the Saxman workshop did the restoration work. The restoration work was part of… read more

Project type: Art Works, Archaeology and History, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Totem Bight State Historical Park, The Halibut Pole – Ketchikan AK

The Halibut Pole is a Tlingit pole that honors the Halibut House people of the Nexadi clan. According to a nomination form of the National Register of Historic Places, the Halibut is the only pole at Totem Bight that is… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Totem Bight State Historical Park, Man Wearing Bear Hat – Ketchikan AK

The Man Wearing Bear Hat is a reproduction of a Tlingit grave marker or mortuary pole from Cat Island. According to a 2013 Department of Natural Resources Master Development Plan for Totem Bight, the totem represents “a man of the… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
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