WPA (Works Progress Administration) - 1937

A clip from a short government film about the the Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal programs started during the Great Depression. This clip shows road, bridge, and airport construction, as well as water and sewer projects. Posted by David Burns for the Fasttrack American History Project. Teachers: For full screen use, choose the "watch in high quality" option or download the free MPEG file for this video from the online Prelinger Archive.

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