The Federal government created the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935, during the Great Depression, to provide jobs to unemployed men, women, and children. The country was divided into regions and districts, and in Washington State, District 4 comprised King, Jefferson, Kitsap, and Clallam counties. In 1936, some 12,337 people, about 75% of whom were men, worked in WPA projects in District 4. Among other things, they rebuilt schools, paved roads, beautified parks, and ran sewing centers, school lunchrooms, and nursery schools.
On May 15, 1936, District 4 put on an exposition at the Bon Marche auditorium in downtown Seattle. Events included music, musical comedy, craft demonstrations, slides of WPA projects, and a style show. This program from the WPA District 4 Exposition gives an overview of district projects and a schedule of events for the day. On the back are small images of WPA activities.
ID Number: 2018.3.3.127
Date: 1936
Physical Description: 1 sheet ; 12.5 x 9.25 in. folded to 6.25 x 9.25 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
