Works Progress Administration

United States government New Deal agency (1935–1939) employing millions of unemployed people to carry out public works projects
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Works Progress Administration

Summary

Works Progress Administration is an independent agency of the United States government[1]. It worked as a photographer[2]. It ranks in the top 8% of independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (939 views/month).[3]

Key Facts

  • Works Progress Administration held citizenship in United States[4].
  • Works Progress Administration's professions included photographer[2].
  • Works Progress Administration's field of work was public works[5].
  • Works Progress Administration is in the country of United States[6].
  • Works Progress Administration's image is recorded as WPA-Work-Pays-America-Poster.jpg[7].
  • Works Progress Administration's instance of is recorded as independent agency of the United States government[8].
  • Works Progress Administration's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • Works Progress Administration's logo image is recorded as USA work program.svg[10].
  • Works Progress Administration's follows is recorded as Federal Emergency Relief Administration[11].
  • Works Progress Administration's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121718685[12].
  • Works Progress Administration's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 141803196[13].
  • Works Progress Administration's GND ID is recorded as 116650-5[14].
  • Works Progress Administration's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81081809[15].
  • Works Progress Administration's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500227524[16].
  • Works Progress Administration's IdRef ID is recorded as 144213737[17].
  • Works Progress Administration's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA13948893[18].
  • Works Progress Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Writers' Project[19].
  • Works Progress Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Music Project[20].
  • Works Progress Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Art Project[21].
  • Works Progress Administration's part of is recorded as New Deal[22].
  • Works Progress Administration's part of is recorded as Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935[23].
  • Works Progress Administration's Commons category is recorded as Works Progress Administration[24].
  • Works Progress Administration's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36557716[25].
  • Works Progress Administration's archives at is recorded as National Archives and Records Administration[26].
  • Works Progress Administration's archives at is recorded as University of Maryland Libraries[27].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Works Progress Administration's professions included photographer[2]. Its field of work was public works[5].

Why It Matters

Works Progress Administration ranks in the top 8% of independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (939 views/month).[3] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What did Works Progress Administration do for work?

Works Progress Administration worked as photographer[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Photographers' Identities Catalog. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . Photographers' Identities Catalog. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . CiNii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . artmuseum.princeton.edu. artmuseum.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . archives.gov. Retrieved . archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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