Merritt Middle School was built in 1942-43 with funding by Public Works Adminstration (PWA) (part of the Federal Works Agency) to the DC Commissioners for the Board of Education. It is unknown if the district government paid a portion from… read more
In 1942, the Federal Works Agency (FWA) paid for the installation of a ten-million-gallon-daily pump to improve the performance of the Dalecarlia Pumping Station. The pump project cost about $16,200 . The work was most likely done by the Army Corps of… read more
The WPA constructed this gymnasium for the White Oak School in 1942. A 1985 Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory described the building in detail: “The White Oak gymnasium is a rectangular (100′ x 55′) addition to a pre-existing school building constructed of… read more
James L. Hansen received a Section of Fine Arts contract to complete a sculpture decoration for the new Lisbon, North Dakota post office on March 7, 1942. The terra-cotta relief was titled “Family Group.” Mr. Hansen was to receive a… read more
In response to the foot dragging by Portland city officials on the urgent need of affordable housing due to the influx of military related industry and basing personnel, the Federal Housing Authority of the Federal Works Agency ordered the construction… read more
In response to the foot dragging of Portland city officials on creating affordable housing for the influx of military related industry in a city with a severe lack of modern housing, the Federal Housing Authority of the Federal Works Agency… read more
A 250 unit housing project in South Portland Maine. “Under the Lanham Act of 1940, and to the chagrin of the Portland Chamber of commerce, Washington ordered in February of 1942 that the Federal Public Housing Authority of the Federal… read more
Completed in 1942, this mural “Apponaug Fishermen” by artist Paul Sample depicts local shellfishers in Apponaug Cove. It resides in the Apponaug Post Office, dedicated in 1940.
This oil-on-canvas Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Shade Grown Tobacco” was painted in 1942 by Austin Mecklem. Shade grown tobacco was an important Connecticut crop in the first part of the twentieth century, most often used as binding wrapper… read more
This oil-on-canvas Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Romance of Southington” was painted in 1942 by Ann Hunt Spence.