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A craftsman constructs replicas for Lincoln's New Salem State Historical Park.

An African American man uses a handloom to weave textiles as part of a Works Progress Administration adult education program.On verso: "Weaving is one of the practical arts taken up in the evening classes. Many handsome rugs and mats made in the…

An African American woman and three boys stand in a yard outside a slum building with a full clothesline hanging overhead.

A woman, partially obscured, stands in a room of a slum building filled with cooking implements, an icebox, and a bed.

A woman stands on at the top of a staircase leading from the second floor of a house to a yard while a full clothesline stretches from her house to an unseen building on the left side.

A rearview of slum housing in Chicago. The back fence features campaign signs for Peter Bagnuolo, a candidate for alderman from the 20th district.

Snow blankets a street and the surrounding houses and trees.

A teacher writes information about the United States Congress on a chalkboard during a civics class for immigrants as part of the New Deal legislation.On verso: "Prospective citizens find the study of civics one of the absorbing interest in their…

A woman goes through catalog cards in a floor-to-ceiling card catalog in the Communicable Diseases Records Office, likely located within the Illinois Department of Public Health. A man examines a card in a window behind her.

Two women conduct office work in the Communicable Diseases Records Office, likely an office within the Illinois Department of Public Health.

The Garrison Hill Cemetery at the old Fort Kaskaskia site stands on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River which is partially obscured from view by the trees. During massive flooding in 1881, the citizens of Kaskaskia relocated 3,000 graves from…

Several young mothers sit while waiting for a clinic employee to weight their infant children at an unidentified welfare clinic.

Several men stand on Horse Bridge looking at the Fox River below.On verso: "Along side of I[llinois] and M[ichigan] Canal Aqueduct in eastern part of Ottawa, Illinois."

A Federal Art Project woodcut shows the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now known as the DuSable Bridge) crossing over the Chicago River while large Chicago skyscrapers tower above it in the background.

A woodcut, created as part of the Federal Art Project, depicts a male Potowatami Indian carrying a young girl to safety while Fort Dearborn burns in the background during the Fort Dearborn Massacre.On verso: "Black Partridge attempted to rescue Mr.…

A woodcut created as part of the Federal Art Project depicts a woman carrying a basket up a flight of stairs.

Two men stack alfalfa crops onto a horse drawn mechanical hay loader at the Murray Farm in Wellington, Ohio.

A farmer cuts the alfalfa crops while riding on his John Deere #4 horse drawn enclosed gear mower.

Two children and an adult woman pose in the rock garden and pond at the J. R. Roney estate in Wauconda.

Several men manufacture white bricks to be used as markers in Springfield streets.

A white brick crosswalk leads to a corner store selling apples from baskets and crates on the street. Signs on the storefront advertise apples, cider, and Nehi on the corner of of 8th and Jefferson Streets in Springfield.On verso: "Use of bricks as…

A gentleman paints a detailed design on a piece of pottery at an unidentified location in Shawneetown.

Several young children enjoy a meal at an unidentified location in Shawneetown.

Three African American men look at two paddle boats, including the Helen F., docked on the Ohio River. Four men stand with their backs to the camera on the Yackles Fish Market next to the dock. Several smaller watercraft and two automobiles fill the…

The St. Charles Air Line Bridge, a bascule, or drawbridge, provides a means for trains to cross the Chicago river. Industrial buildings are visible in the background.