Pet show WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 / Gregg. – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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 / Gregg. comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Pet show WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 / Gregg.
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A dog show staged under a Works Progress Administration recreation project is the subject here, and the caption places it in District No. 2 at a location recorded as Gregg. During the Great Depression, the WPA ran community recreation programs that employed teachers, playground supervisors and craft leaders to organize activities for children and families in cities and small towns. Pet shows were a popular, low-cost way to bring neighbors together, and this 1936 photograph captures one such informal gathering. Look closely at the dogs and their owners to see how ordinary people spent their leisure time during the mid-1930s.
| Created / published | 1936-1936 |
|---|---|
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,354 px · prints to 5 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 29 |
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