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Works Project Administration. done in the depression to provide work for unskilled
labor.
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These are nice stamps. Thanks for sharing them.
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Nice stamps, but I respectfully take exception to the idea of WPA being only for unskilled labor. My grandpa worked for the WPA during the depression and he was one of the most skilled men I ever knew. Times were tough and he wasn't one to sit around and wait for something to happen. He had a family to feed and was willing to do whatever it took to put food on the table.
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Not like today when some people only know how to make a mean excel spreadsheet but couldn't build a sawbuck or dig a decent post-hole or plow a field.
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Sorry, No offense intended, WB: was just kind of condensing sentence from wikipedia. Yes, there were many skilled people employed,too.
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Not really offended Stampaholic, just wanted to put another opinion out there.
Being from south central Kansas, they were not only effected by the depression, but also saw fringe effects of the dust bowl. Unlike welfare, the WPA gave those willing to work, a way of maintaining their self respect, while providing a valuable service to their communities.
Yes, there were many unskilled laborers involved, but the WPA actually served to train many of those, so they could go on to lead productive lives after the depression. IMHO, it was one of the greatest programs ever implemented in this country and could be just as well served today.
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I just got back from the post office. I needed stamps and this issue was one of the ones I was offered. So I got the booklet.
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the WPA included commissions for the kinds of murals illustrated on those stamps and ones that still adorn POs throughout the country. While one could call Diego Rivera primitive, unskilled wouldn't be appropriate.
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Part of the WPA was the following.. Not unskilled
The Federal One projects employed 40,000 artists and other cultural workers to produce music and theater, sculptures, murals and paintings, state and regional travel guides, and surveys of national archives.
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Had a member ask what WPA was. putting up pic of the 8 I have so far. Also it stands for
Works Project Administration. done in the depression to provide work for unskilled
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These are nice stamps. Thanks for sharing them.
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Nice stamps, but I respectfully take exception to the idea of WPA being only for unskilled labor. My grandpa worked for the WPA during the depression and he was one of the most skilled men I ever knew. Times were tough and he wasn't one to sit around and wait for something to happen. He had a family to feed and was willing to do whatever it took to put food on the table.
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Not like today when some people only know how to make a mean excel spreadsheet but couldn't build a sawbuck or dig a decent post-hole or plow a field.
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Not really offended Stampaholic, just wanted to put another opinion out there.
Being from south central Kansas, they were not only effected by the depression, but also saw fringe effects of the dust bowl. Unlike welfare, the WPA gave those willing to work, a way of maintaining their self respect, while providing a valuable service to their communities.
Yes, there were many unskilled laborers involved, but the WPA actually served to train many of those, so they could go on to lead productive lives after the depression. IMHO, it was one of the greatest programs ever implemented in this country and could be just as well served today.
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I just got back from the post office. I needed stamps and this issue was one of the ones I was offered. So I got the booklet.
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the WPA included commissions for the kinds of murals illustrated on those stamps and ones that still adorn POs throughout the country. While one could call Diego Rivera primitive, unskilled wouldn't be appropriate.
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Part of the WPA was the following.. Not unskilled
The Federal One projects employed 40,000 artists and other cultural workers to produce music and theater, sculptures, murals and paintings, state and regional travel guides, and surveys of national archives.
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