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WPA project number 676, disabled worker, Ellicott City, Maryland, March 9, 1937

193715 x 9 cmPhotograph, documentarymonochromeJump to full detailsRequest from Special Collections

Summary:Photograph documenting Project Number 676 of the Works Progress Administration in Maryland. One of the WPA workers who is unfortunately handicapped by only having one arm, Sylvan Lane, Ellicott City, Maryland, March 9, 1937.
Creator:United States. Works Progress Administration
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Temporal subject: 1931-1940
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Howard County
Geographical subject – Settlement:Ellicott City
Topical subjects:Laborers
Men with disabilities
African American men
ArchivesUM location:Work Projects Administration in Maryland records
  • series 5.3
  • box 19
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:United States. Works Projects Administration
Collection:Labor in America Collection