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National Youth Administration: Chicago, Ill. – Vintage Wall Art

National Youth Administration: Chicago, Ill., [between 1936 and 1940] — historic photograph
National Youth Administration: Chicago, Ill., [between 1936 and 1940]. Historic photograph from the Chicago collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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National Youth Administration: Chicago, Ill.

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This photograph from Chicago shows a National Youth Administration training scene, and the caption tracings point to two things worth noting: the training was aimed at Black youth, and it involved airplanes. The NYA was created in 1935 as part of the New Deal, offering part-time work and job training to young people, many of whom had left school because their families needed income. Aviation skills were among the trades it taught in several cities, reflecting interest in building a workforce for a growing industry before the country's entry into World War II. The record is brief, so the exact program and setting are not documented here.

Created / published[between 1936 and 1940]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhotoprint by the National Youth Administration (Office for Emergency Management). No. F 627. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Negroes--Educ.; U.S. Natl Youth Admin.; Airplanes--1936-40; Youth; Education.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,178 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-150206

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