WPA exhibit at Montgomery County Fair   Save
Ohio Guide Photographs
Description: Reverse reads: “W.P.A. display at Mont. Co. Fair, 1936. MONTGOMERY COUNTY DAYTON, OHIO” It displays various photos that document the progress of the WPA and how served citizens in Ohio. Included is a model of the Sewage Disposal Plant Addition. The sign “Under W.P.A in Ohio” shown below the model reads: “The Community Sanitation Program has been operating 84 counties & has given employment to over 1,700 workers throughout the state. Thus not only is each sanitary privy installation a further safeguard to the health of your family and your community, but it also provides approximately 40 man hours of work in the fight against unemployment. HELP ELIMINATE THE INSANITARY PRIVY!” View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F04_01_001
Subjects: Expositions and fairs; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)