During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) created jobs for millions of people by organizing work for public benefit. It was an effort by the government to provide unemployment relief and stimulate the economy. In addition to providing work and wages for day laborers to repair roads, build bridges, and complete other infrastructure projects, the … Continue reading
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Cirque Mechanics: Birdhouse Factory
It was the best of times and the worst of times…well maybe just the worst. A little over 80 years ago, almost one-fourth of all wage earning Americans were unemployed. I am of course, referring to the Great Depression. American culture at the time was engrossed in the desire to be distracted from their constant … Continue reading
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