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Woman serving soup to WPA strikers, Seattle, 1937
Order an ImageIn 1936, the federal Works Progress Administration hired some 9,000 unemployed King County residents on 271 different projects ranging from improving roads and parks to serving school lunches. Congress reduced funding for the WPA in 1937, causing nationwide layoffs. In Seattle, some workers stormed the WPA offices to protest the layoffs. Others staged sitdown strikes or picketed on downtown sidewalks.
Note from MOHAI records: Note shoe repair equipment.
Handwritten on image: Sit down strike.
Handwritten on sleeve: Strikes - WPA - Seattle.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): July 22, 1937.
Note from MOHAI records: Note shoe repair equipment.
Handwritten on image: Sit down strike.
Handwritten on sleeve: Strikes - WPA - Seattle.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): July 22, 1937.
ID Number: PI22389
Date: 1937
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. ; scratched, stained
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, PI22389
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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