PWA Rebuilds the Nation
- Title:
- PWA Rebuilds the Nation
- Alternate Title:
- PWA Rebuilds the Nation
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Purdy, Earl
- Other Creators:
- United States Public Works Administration
- Date:
- 1939
- Posted Date:
- 2015-08-25
- ID Number:
- 1276.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_1276_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1920 - 1939
- Materials/Techniques:
- color printing
- Subject:
- Advertising & Promotion
Politics & Government
Pictorial - Measurement:
- 87 x 132 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- A large pictorial map promoting the work of the New Deal's Public Works Administration. The map is filled with colorful images - and the margins with black and white images - from some of the 34,000 projects it funded and administered from 1933 to 1939. This map was published in the runup to the 1940 election, in which President Roosevelt sought his unprecedented third term. See generally http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Public_Works_Administration.html, accessed January 4, 2015.
A textual note on the map tells the story:
"SERVING THE PEOPLE
"In picture and legend, this map indicates how the Federal Public Works Administration has aided local communities to rebuild the United States. Thousands of PWA improvements and structures, of which only a selected number of typical examples appear here, have modernized our cities - conserved and developed our resources - refurbished our school system - improved public health - advanced our recreational facilities - and helped to create a stronger, better-equipped nation for all the people. These useful PWA projects, in nearly every county in the United States, have stimulated industry and employment. As permanent national assets they are dedicated to the service of the American public."
For an earlier, similar map, see ID #2013 (PWA in Action).
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact - Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.