works progress administration
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Works Progress Administration. Projects in boise. Boise Courthouse Finished. Construction of Courthouse. Courthouse Construction. Courthouse Murals. BSU. Construction Boise State. Boise State Administration Building. Capitol Street Bridge Murals. Log Cabin Literary Center 2008. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PROJECTS IN BOISE
Works Progress Administration
Boise Courthouse Finished
Construction of Courthouse
Courthouse Construction
Courthouse Murals
BSU
Construction Boise State
Boise State Administration Building
Capitol Street Bridge Murals
Log Cabin Literary Center 2008
Log Cabin Literary Center-Interior
Constructing Boise High Gym
Laying the Cornerstone Boise High Gym
Boise High Gym
Critiquing the WPA/New Deal work programs
Put vast numbers of unemployed Americans to work
Increased consumption by paying wagesDrastically changed the American landscapeContributed to American culture
Transformed government into American welfare state
Created large national debtSupported liberal agendas and Democratic
PartyDidn’t end the Great Depression!!!!!
Leave that to World War II!!
• WPA supports the war after 1941
• WPA soon disbanded during war production
• Economy bounces back quickly during the war
Doug StanWiens : doug.s tanwiens@boiseschoo ls .org
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