STS 30 - Space Shuttle Projects
The STS-30 patch depicts the joining of NASA's manned and unmanned space programs. The sun and inner planets of our solar system are shown with the curve connecting Earth and Venus symbolizing the shuttle orbit... More
Two projects for stucco for an italian ceiling.
Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century
![Secretary Wallace boosts president's suggestion for rural security loans. Washington, D.C., July 12. Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace told the Senate Banking and Currency Committee today that the president's suggestion for loans totaling $600,000,000 for rural security projects is prudent and economic policy. He said there are 42,000 new tenant farmers each year, and 'if we continue to refuse aid to these needy families, many of them will inevitably drift in to the cities in an effort to get some kind of help there. The cost of supporting them on relief obviously will [be far greater than] the sum necessary to help them [get a new start on the land']](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvc2VjcmV0YXJ5LXdhbGxhY2UtYm9vc3RzLXByZXNpZGVudHMtc3VnZ2VzdGlvbi1mb3ItcnVyYWwtc2VjdXJpdHktbG9hbnMtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi0xLTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "Secretary Wallace boosts president's suggestion for rural security loans. Washington, D.C., July 12. Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace told the Senate Banking and Currency Committee today that the president's suggestion for loans totaling $600,000,000 for rural security projects is prudent and economic policy. He said there are 42,000 new tenant farmers each year, and 'if we continue to refuse aid to these needy families, many of them will inevitably drift in to the cities in an effort to get some kind of help there. The cost of supporting them on relief obviously will [be far greater than] the sum necessary to help them [get a new start on the land']")
![Map showing the location of railroads, canals, navigation projects and public institutions in which the Commonwealth of Virginia had invested money as of date January 1st. 1861 : as traced from an official map in the possession of the Virginia State Library entittled [sic] "A map of the State of Virginia reduced from the Nine Sheet Map of the State in conformity to law by Herman Boye, 1828, corrected by order of the Executive 1859 by L.v. Buckholtz" : together with the division line later established between Virginia and West Virginia and additional extensions made from completion of map until January 1st, 1861.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvbWFwLXNob3dpbmctdGhlLWxvY2F0aW9uLW9mLXJhaWxyb2Fkcy1jYW5hbHMtbmF2aWdhdGlvbi1wcm9qZWN0cy1hbmQtcHVibGljLTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "Map showing the location of railroads, canals, navigation projects and public institutions in which the Commonwealth of Virginia had invested money as of date January 1st. 1861 : as traced from an official map in the possession of the Virginia State Library entittled [sic] \"A map of the State of Virginia reduced from the Nine Sheet Map of the State in conformity to law by Herman Boye, 1828, corrected by order of the Executive 1859 by L.v. Buckholtz\" : together with the division line later established between Virginia and West Virginia and additional extensions made from completion of map until January 1st, 1861.")
Fur Press Construction
Members of the Fort Union Muzzle Loaders build a historic fur press during living history weekend in September 1998.
Construction of Hunter’s Shack
Civil War weekend, Dave Evanson and others build hunter’s shack under the west palisade wall. 1996
Construction of Benches
Fort Union Muzzle Loader members constructing benches. You can see the completed boat in the back right corner of the photograph.
Fort Union Association Inaugural Board
Incorporated in 1993, at which time it assumed responsibility for the visitor center bookstore, the Fort Union Association (FUA) has supported the historic site's educational and interpretive programs. Pictured... More
Construction of Hunter’s Shack
Fort Union Muzzle Loaders members built both the carpenter and hunter’s shack in the courtyard at Fort Union.
Fur Press Construction
During living history weekend, member of the Fort Union Muzzle Loaders constructed a historic fur press, September 1998
Construction of Boat
Construction of a small boat that likely would have been used during the fur trade.
Principal irrigation projects in western part of United States
Illustration showing map of western United States listing the major irrigation projects. Title from item. Illus. in: The U.S. Reclamation Service : its history, activities and organization. New York : D. Applet... More
![Sen. McNary tells press that Republican Senators want lending bill amended. Washington, D.C., July 20. Senate minority leader Charles McNary seated at the conference table with reporters as he announced results of a Republican conference this morning on Sen. Alben barkley's lending bill. 'The Republicans will offer amendments calculated to remove some of the unusual powers contained in the program, decrease the appropriations and approve the bill if at all possible', he said. Sen. Barkley announced that he had changed the name of his bill from 'the self-liquidating projects act' to 'works financing act', and chanced the term 'self-liquidating' to 'recoverable assests!' 'There isn't [...]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvc2VuLW1jbmFyeS10ZWxscy1wcmVzcy10aGF0LXJlcHVibGljYW4tc2VuYXRvcnMtd2FudC1sZW5kaW5nLWJpbGwtYW1lbmRlZC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "Sen. McNary tells press that Republican Senators want lending bill amended. Washington, D.C., July 20. Senate minority leader Charles McNary seated at the conference table with reporters as he announced results of a Republican conference this morning on Sen. Alben barkley's lending bill. 'The Republicans will offer amendments calculated to remove some of the unusual powers contained in the program, decrease the appropriations and approve the bill if at all possible', he said. Sen. Barkley announced that he had changed the name of his bill from 'the self-liquidating projects act' to 'works financing act', and chanced the term 'self-liquidating' to 'recoverable assests!' 'There isn't [...]")
![N.Y. Mayor asks remove restrictions placed on relief bill [...] Washington, D.C., June 22. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York today asked the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to remove restrictions placed on the $1,735,000,000 relief bill by the House. LaGuardia also gave his support to an amendment restoring federal theater projects. Mayor LaGuardia, left, is shown Lowell Mellett, Executive Director of the National Emergency Council](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvbnktbWF5b3ItYXNrcy1yZW1vdmUtcmVzdHJpY3Rpb25zLXBsYWNlZC1vbi1yZWxpZWYtYmlsbC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLWp1bmUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "N.Y. Mayor asks remove restrictions placed on relief bill [...] Washington, D.C., June 22. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York today asked the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to remove restrictions placed on the $1,735,000,000 relief bill by the House. LaGuardia also gave his support to an amendment restoring federal theater projects. Mayor LaGuardia, left, is shown Lowell Mellett, Executive Director of the National Emergency Council")
Feature 494: 632 North Union Street (in 2011)
Classification: Contributing. Historic Name: Stockwood House. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival. Construction Date: ca. 1925. Period 3 of Harry S Truman’s Life: Developing Political Skills and Associat... More
Cataloging Harris Collection of Poetry
This photograph depicts two Brown University students as they catalogue the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays at the John Jay Library as part of a National Youth Administration (NYA) college aid pr... More
Eleanor Roosevelt Visits a National Youth Administration Project
This photograph depicts First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as she visits students participating in a National Youth Administration program in New England. National Youth Administration (NYA) Photographs showing Proje... More
![[First lady inspects war workers' homes. On an inspection tour of federal dormitories for war workers in Washington, D.C., on May 18, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt visited four projects erected for Negroes and expressed herself as highly pleased with the accomodations]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzUvMDEvMDEvZmlyc3QtbGFkeS1pbnNwZWN0cy13YXItd29ya2Vycy1ob21lcy1vbi1hbi1pbnNwZWN0aW9uLXRvdXItb2YtZmVkZXJhbC1kb3JtaXRvcmllcy0xLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[First lady inspects war workers' homes. On an inspection tour of federal dormitories for war workers in Washington, D.C., on May 18, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt visited four projects erected for Negroes and expressed herself as highly pleased with the accomodations]")
Starts electric ball rolling. Morris L. Cooke, head of Rural Electrifi...
Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec Temp... More
Young Men Leaving for Quoddy Village, Maine
This photograph depicts young National Youth Association participants from Connecticut leaving for Quoddy Village, which supported the New Deal-era Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project in Maine. National Youth Adm... More
![Starts electric ball rolling. Morris L. Cooke, head of Rural Electrification Administration, puts his approval on seven rural projects which will place electricity in about 7,000 [...] farm [...] homes at a cost of $1,274,000. These homes, in the most part, have never been lighted by electricity. The projects are in Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Texas, Iowa, and Nebr. About 1,125 miles of lines will be constructed. 11/4/35](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzUvMDEvMDEvc3RhcnRzLWVsZWN0cmljLWJhbGwtcm9sbGluZy1tb3JyaXMtbC1jb29rZS1oZWFkLW9mLXJ1cmFsLWVsZWN0cmlmaWNhdGlvbi1hZG1pbmlzdHJhdGlvbi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "Starts electric ball rolling. Morris L. Cooke, head of Rural Electrification Administration, puts his approval on seven rural projects which will place electricity in about 7,000 [...] farm [...] homes at a cost of $1,274,000. These homes, in the most part, have never been lighted by electricity. The projects are in Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Texas, Iowa, and Nebr. About 1,125 miles of lines will be constructed. 11/4/35")
![[First lady inspects war workers' homes. On an inspection tour of federal dormitories for war workers in Washington, D.C., on May 18, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt visited four projects erected for Negroes and expressed herself as highly pleased with the accomodations]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzUvMDEvMDEvZmlyc3QtbGFkeS1pbnNwZWN0cy13YXItd29ya2Vycy1ob21lcy1vbi1hbi1pbnNwZWN0aW9uLXRvdXItb2YtZmVkZXJhbC1kb3JtaXRvcmllcy0yLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[First lady inspects war workers' homes. On an inspection tour of federal dormitories for war workers in Washington, D.C., on May 18, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt visited four projects erected for Negroes and expressed herself as highly pleased with the accomodations]")
![[First lady inspects war workers' homes. On an inspection tour of federal dormitories for war workers in Washington, D.C., on May 18, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt visited four projects erected for Negroes and expressed herself as highly pleased with the accomodations]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzUvMDEvMDEvZmlyc3QtbGFkeS1pbnNwZWN0cy13YXItd29ya2Vycy1ob21lcy1vbi1hbi1pbnNwZWN0aW9uLXRvdXItb2YtZmVkZXJhbC1kb3JtaXRvcmllcy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[First lady inspects war workers' homes. On an inspection tour of federal dormitories for war workers in Washington, D.C., on May 18, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt visited four projects erected for Negroes and expressed herself as highly pleased with the accomodations]")
Young Man Painting a Propeller
This photograph depicts a young man as he paints the propeller of a plane for a National Youth Association work project. National Youth Administration (NYA) Photographs showing Projects in New England and New York
![Slum clearance plans rushed projects. The Housing Division of [RWA?] begins shipment of 3,300 sets of plans and 9,900 sets of specifications covering 46 slum clearance projects in widely separated sections of the country. About 25,000 modern homes are program. From the left: C.W. Fitch, assistant director of the Housing division, [...]athleen Brown, a clerk, and A.R. Clas, [Director?] /21/35](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzUvMDEvMDEvc2x1bS1jbGVhcmFuY2UtcGxhbnMtcnVzaGVkLXByb2plY3RzLXRoZS1ob3VzaW5nLWRpdmlzaW9uLW9mLXJ3YS1iZWdpbnMtc2hpcG1lbnQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "Slum clearance plans rushed projects. The Housing Division of [RWA?] begins shipment of 3,300 sets of plans and 9,900 sets of specifications covering 46 slum clearance projects in widely separated sections of the country. About 25,000 modern homes are program. From the left: C.W. Fitch, assistant director of the Housing division, [...]athleen Brown, a clerk, and A.R. Clas, [Director?] /21/35")
The National Youth Administration's Boston Drafting Unit
This photograph depicts a young woman as she works at the Boston drafting unit for a National Youth Administration project. National Youth Administration (NYA) Photographs showing Projects in New England and New York
The Division of Womens and Professional Projects of the Works Progress...
Poster for exhibition of works by unemployed persons at the National Museum in Washington, D.C., showing stylized eagle. Date stamped on verso: Jan 25 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Libra... More
Sculpture exhibition New York City art project : Work Projects Adminis...
Poster announcing exhibit of sculpture from the New York City Art Project, showing sculpture of a seated woman. Date stamped on verso: Mar 24 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Works Progress Administration presents an exhibition of selected skill...
Poster for Works Progress Administration exhibition of art works at Kaufmann's Department Store, showing stylized spinning wheel and potter's wheel. Date stamped on verso: Sep 2 1938. Work Projects Administrati... More
The Work Projects Administration is cooperating in the national campai...
Poster encouraging cooperation in eradicating syphilis. Date stamped on verso: May 28 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
![Painters go on stike at new Internal Revenue building. Washington, D.C., July 19. Bryce P. Holcombe, Painters Union Business Agent, issues instructions to Albert Giacalone[?], striking Union Painter as he began picketing of Union Painters. Cause of the strike is the employment of non-union men by the firm holding the contract for the job. Today's walkout means that Union Painters have stopped work on all federal projects and the situation might devlop into a complete strike on government buildings in the Capitol, 7/19/37](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvcGFpbnRlcnMtZ28tb24tc3Rpa2UtYXQtbmV3LWludGVybmFsLXJldmVudWUtYnVpbGRpbmctd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy1qdWx5LTE5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "Painters go on stike at new Internal Revenue building. Washington, D.C., July 19. Bryce P. Holcombe, Painters Union Business Agent, issues instructions to Albert Giacalone[?], striking Union Painter as he began picketing of Union Painters. Cause of the strike is the employment of non-union men by the firm holding the contract for the job. Today's walkout means that Union Painters have stopped work on all federal projects and the situation might devlop into a complete strike on government buildings in the Capitol, 7/19/37")
