Works Progress Administration (WPA)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WPA
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:director gptkb:Harry_Hopkins
gptkbp:dissolved 1943
gptkbp:established 1935
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Works Progress Administration (WPA)
gptkbp:notableContributor airports construction
infrastructure development
public art installations
oral history projects
bridges construction
schools construction
unemployment relief
arts and culture support
community improvement projects
guidebooks to American states and cities
historical records surveys
libraries construction
parks and recreation facilities
photographic documentation of the Great Depression
public buildings construction
public health projects
roads and highways construction
slave narratives collection
support for artists, writers, musicians, actors
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Federal_Art_Project
gptkb:Federal_Music_Project
gptkb:Federal_Theatre_Project
gptkb:Federal_Writers'_Project
gptkb:Historic_American_Buildings_Survey
gptkb:WPA_murals
WPA parks
WPA roads and bridges
WPA schools
gptkbp:numberOfPeopleEmployed over 8 million
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:New_Deal
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Federal_Emergency_Relief_Administration
gptkbp:purpose employment
public works
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Work_Projects_Administration
1939
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Federal_Works_Agency
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Morris_Topchevsky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5