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Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) Photographs
URL: http://content-dev.lib.washington.edu/feraweb/

Description:
This online collection documents projects that were established in King County, Washington state, under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) program, a relief operation started in 1933 as part of the New Deal. Offers an essay on the program and a database of photographs featuring street construction, bridge building, sewer laying projects, park and playing field improvements, and other construction, repair, and improvement projects. Searchable. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections.

Publisher:
University of Washington

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Depressions -- 1929
King County (Wash) -- History
King County (Wash) -- Photographs
Public service employment
United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration

LII Database Information:
Record 2851 created by Margaret Myhre on 02/10/2005
Last modification on 02/23/2005
Published: 02/10/2005  
Funding agency: Washington State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2851