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Works Progress Administration. Projects in boise. Boise Courthouse Finished. Construction of Courthouse. Courthouse Construction. Courthouse Murals. BSU. Construction Boise State. Boise State Administration Building. Capitol Street Bridge Murals. Log Cabin Literary Center 2008. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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PROJECTS IN BOISE
Works Progress Administration
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Boise Courthouse Finished
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Construction of Courthouse
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Courthouse Construction
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Courthouse Murals
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BSU
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Construction Boise State
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Boise State Administration Building
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Capitol Street Bridge Murals
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Log Cabin Literary Center 2008
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Log Cabin Literary Center-Interior
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Constructing Boise High Gym
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Laying the Cornerstone Boise High Gym
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Boise High Gym
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Critiquing the WPA/New Deal work programs
Put vast numbers of unemployed Americans to work
Increased consumption by paying wagesDrastically changed the American landscapeContributed to American culture
Transformed government into American welfare state
Created large national debtSupported liberal agendas and Democratic
PartyDidn’t end the Great Depression!!!!!
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Leave that to World War II!!
• WPA supports the war after 1941
• WPA soon disbanded during war production
• Economy bounces back quickly during the war
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Doug StanWiens : doug.s tanwiens@boiseschoo ls .org
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