“ WORK PAYS AMERICA ” 1930s WPA PROJECT PROMO FILM GREAT DEPRESSION 42214

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This 1930s film showcases the different elements of the USA Works project, the WPA (Work Pays America). It begins with a short historical explanation, showing that the project came out of the Great Depression. It then showcases its different elements including road construction, skills training, and upgrades to healthcare, education, and air travel facilities. It also highlights the cultural role of the WPA, by focusing on the promotion of artists and their art. It ends on the importance of the project for the public with WPA workers helping in disaster relief and the construction of public facilities like parks and playgrounds.

0:09 USA Works Project WPA (Work Pays America), 0:27 a map of the United States with shots of different laborers on it, 1:06 men constructing roads in a WPA program, 2:16 Farm to market roads being constructed as part of the WPA, 3:06 crews working on constructing access to scenic locations to foster tourism, 3:30 workers constructing water reservoirs, 4:05 the Atlantic City Water reservoir, 4:23 construction of a community stadium, 4:35 improvements being made at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 4:57 WPA workers construct new sewage systems, 5:36 WPA crews expanding Newark Airport facilities, 5:59 a new runway at Cleveland airport, 6:15 overview of the different facilities added in Chicago, 7:00 slums being cleared in a large city for the construction of new housing, 8:32 men counting cars to design better traffic flow options, 9:34 women producing clothes in sewing rooms, 10:16 women preparing school lunches for those in need, 11:03 nurses instructing mothers on how to care for their children, 12:08 rural residents being transported to a newly built hospital, 12:49 disabled children doing physiotherapy at the Warm Springs Foundation, 13:57 a nursery for disabled children, 15:05 immigrants taking English classes as part of the WPA, 15:39 vocational training classes for women on how to make wigs, 16:06 men learning how to tailor, 16:33 women being taught how to become housewives, 17:04 young people in part time employment allowing them to earn money while they are educated, 18:01 different examples of music supported by the WPA including an orchestra and a black choir, 18:44 artists painting landscapes and murals on public buildings, 19:11 the Great Mural at the Mess Hall at West Point, 19:24 a man creating a stained glass window at West Point, 19:40 commemorative sculptures and plates being created, 20:11 overview of different theatre performance posters, 20:51 excerpt from the WPA production “Pinafore”, 21:19 excerpt from the WPA production “It Can’t Happen Here,” 21:45 excerpt from an all-black cast production of “Macbeth,” 22:04 different shots of flood damages across the US, 23:18 WPA workers helping evacuate people during floods and snow storms, 24:02 WPA workers assisting hospital staff, 24:21 WPA workers helping to construct dams to prevent flooding, 25:01 Harry Hopkins observing the progress on flood prevention, 25:12 WPA workers removing wreckage after a flood, 25:41 overview of land suffering under the Dust Bowl, 26:33 WPA workers handing out food in areas affected by the Dust Bowl, 26:54 children receiving medical care, 27:24 farmers using their equipment to complete WPA road projects, 28:16 workers building dams in the drought afflicted areas to conserve future rainfall, 29:34 men rushing to clear trees to prevent a forest fire, 30:32 people enjoying themselves at parks and zoos, 30:55 new recreational areas in state parks and cities, 31:51 children playing in swimming pools constructed by the WPA, 32:14 children borrowing toys at a “toy library,” 33:10 children from orphanages being taken care of in a summer camp, 33:51 Fort Niagara, 34:06 different frontier forts restored as part of the WPA, 34:33 different recently restored cabins of Abraham Lincoln, 35:06 a map of the United States showcasing some of the different elements of the WPA program.

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