WPA girls' gym class pyramid in Dayton   Save
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Description: Original description reads: "Pyramiding, Girls' Gym Class. WPA Recreation Project, Dayton, Ohio. 1937." On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_038_001
Subjects: Pyramids (Gymnastics); Physical education and training--Ohio; United States. Works Progress Administration
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)