Pet show - WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 – Antique Poster Print
(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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Pet show - WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2
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A pet show held under the Works Progress Administration's recreation project in District No. 2 places this photograph in a community setting rather than a studio. The WPA ran recreation programs across the country in the 1930s, using federal relief funds to employ workers in playgrounds, community centers, and organized neighborhood events during the Great Depression. Pet shows were an inexpensive way to bring families and children together, and the cat category here reflects how animals of all kinds were part of these local gatherings. The picture dates from 1936 to 1939, a period when the agency's recreation work was at its most active.
| Created / published | 1936-1939 |
|---|---|
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,426 × 3,829 px · prints to 8 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 9 |
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