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Rebel Trains 352 and 353 (Demolished) – Mobile AL

Rebel trains 352 and 353, between 1935 and 1939

In 1934, the Interstate Commerce Commission approved a $1 million loan to the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad Company (GM&N), from the New Deal’s Public Works Administration (PWA).  Out of this money came two streamliners: Rebel trains 352 and 353. … read more

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

Hiawatha Trains 100 and 101 – Milwaukee WI

Locomotive No. 1, Milwaukee Road, Milwaukee WI

In 1934, the New Deal’s Public Works Administration (PWA) loaned the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company—popularly known as the “Milwaukee Road”—$8.6 million (about $194 million in 2022 dollars) for infrastructure improvements and new equipment.  The latter included… read more

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

Alice Whitney Park Dam (demolished) – St. Cloud MN

Allis Whitney Park Dam and other WPA projects in Minnesota (1939)

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Alice Whitney Park Dam on the Sauk River in St. Cloud MN in 1938.  WPA workers also built steps going down the riverbank to the dam and a path along the river.  The… read more

Project type: Swimming Pools, Lakes and Ponds, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

CCC Camp S-82, Company 1139 – Townsend MA

Site of the old granite quarry, near former CCC Camp S-82

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the CCC Camp S-82, Company 1139, in Townsend, MA, starting on August 1st, 1935. Camp S-82 was located near an old granite quarry off Old Turnpike Road and the Boston and Maine Railroad tracks,… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, CCC Camps
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Camp Elk River (former) – Elk River ID

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established a camp at Elk River, Idaho, in 1933. It was designated as Camp F-133 (a Forest Service camp). Elk River is a small town in mid-panhandle Idaho, west of the Clearwater Range. The main… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, CCC Camps
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Post Office Mural (destroyed) – Maywood CA

Post Office Mural – Maywood CA

In 1939, George Samerjan painted a three-panel mural titled “Industry” for the post office in Maywood, CA. It was commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts (SFA). Samerjan painted “Industry” as a tribute to Maywood’s working class. “The central panel… read more

Project type: Murals, Art Works
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Arts Programs

Piute High School (demolished) Addition – Circleville UT

Piute High School

The original structure (Circleville Elementary) dates to 1921 – 22 (Pope & Burton, architects). High school attendance in this very rural area grew dramatically during the 1920s due to a new state law requiring compulsory school attendance until age 18…. read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Unknown

Whittier Public Library (former) Mural – Whittier CA

In 1937, Zack Hogg completed a mural at the former Public Library in Whittier, CA. Hogg received funding from the Federal Art Project (FAP). The Whittier Public Library was located at Bailey and Greenleaf from 1907 to 1959, when it… read more

Project type: Murals, Art Works
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs

Ruth Home Mural (former) – El Monte CA

Ruth Home: School and Arts/Crafts Building (demolished) – El Monte CA

In 1937, Frank H. Bowers and Arthur W. Prunier painted a 2,000 square foot mural at the former Ruth Home in El Monte, CA. They received funding from the Federal Art Project (FAP). The Pacific Protective Society’s Ruth Home provided… read more

Project type: Murals, Art Works
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs

Santa Monica Public Library: Macdonald-Wright Mosaic (demolished) – Santa Monica CA

In 1937, Stanton Macdonald-Wright (assisted by Albert King) completed a tile mosaic wall panel for a drinking fountain at the old Santa Monica Public Library in Santa Monica, CA. He received funding from the Federal Art Project (FAP). The mosaic… read more

Project type: Mosaics, Art Works
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs
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