{"title":"WPA and New Deal","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"collection-of-photographs-and-negatives-documenting-national-youth-administration-work-projects-in-ohio","title":"Collection of Photographs and Negatives Documenting National Youth Administration Work Projects in Ohio","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e[Ohio]: Circa 1938. 133 photographs, plus 15 duplicates. Of the 133 unique images, 109 are paired with their original negative; one additional negative included, but lacking its photo. Photographs vary in size, with most being approximately 2-1\/2 x 3 inches or slightly larger. Each photograph pasted to the corner of an 8-1\/2 x 11-1\/2 manilla envelope, except in cases where the photo has come loose or if the photo is a duplicate; in those cases, it is enclosed within the envelope, along with the negative, if there is one. Soiling, paste action, and some occasional damp-staining to envelopes, affecting several photos and a couple of negatives; ink and pencil notations to envelopes. Good condition or better overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAn uncommon collection of images documenting NYA work projects in and around Ohio. Although Ohio is not explicitly noted on the envelopes, the notations reference \"Jewell\" -- likely Tilford Jewell, the district supervisor for the NYA in Ohio -- and we note an Ohio license plate on a truck in one of the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe photographs are almost all unposed images of young men in the NYA program working on various projects, with the most extensive shown here being what appears to be the construction of an outdoor sports field, complete with stadium seating. It is possible this was the M \u0026amp; M athletic field in McConnelsville, which was in construction in May 1939, according to the local newspaper. Also shown are what may be the construction of dormitories -- one of several such projects around the state, including in McConnelsville -- and working on a river bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDespite the widespread success of the NYA, which employed nearly 5 million young men and women during its 9-year run, from 1935-1944, photographs of enrollees and their projects seem to be fairly uncommon, particularly candid shots such as these.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[National Youth Administration \/ New Deal \/ Ohio \/ Photography]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45714596593733,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0028\/6978\/8741\/files\/2818.jpg?v=1788890399"},{"product_id":"km-003438","title":"CCC Auto Mechanics.","description":"\u003cp\u003eWashington, D. C.: Civilian Conservation Corps, 1939. 10-3\/4 x 8-1\/4 inches. [6],238pp. Dark green paper covers with metal tab binding. B\u0026amp;w illustrations. Typescript text, photomechanically reproduced. Light wear to covers; slight oxidation to binder tabs, with corresponding small stains to inner covers; light soiling and faint date stamp (\"Apr 11 1940\") to title page.  Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive manual for automobile mechanics in the Enrollee Training Division of the Civilian Conservation Corps, illustrated throughout with technical drawings and charts. This is the revised and corrected edition, issued in May, 1939. The first edition was published in 1937.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe acting Division Chief, H. R. Kylie, notes in the Foreword that \"[i]n preparing the text, every attempt was made to give the enrollee not only a manual of automotive equipment repair, but also to include enough of the basic principles of practical mechanics to enable him to adapt his skills and knowledge to other fields and to future developments in the automotive industry.\" Chapters include: \"Making a Living in the Automotive Industry\"; \"Engines and Drive Units\"; \"Mechanics\"; \"Radiator Work and Metals\"; \"Engine Fuels and Carburetors\"; and \"Engine Tune-up \u0026amp; Salesmanship\". An \"Auto Mechanics Library\" provides a bibliography at the end for further research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOCLC locates three copies of this edition, at the Broward County Library, the National Agriculture Library, and the University of Texas at Arlington, and three copies of the first edition (two at UC Berkeley and one at the National Agriculture Library). A third, two-volume iteration of the manual, Auto Servicing Unit No. I and Auto Servicing Unit No. 2, was issued in 1941 by the U.S. Office of Education, Division of CCC Camp Education, and is held only by the National Library of Education.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[New Deal \/ Civilian Conservation Corps]. Wiederhold, O.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45724401467461,"sku":"3438","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0028\/6978\/8741\/files\/3438_00cae2b6-1346-4182-bb2a-e533f20253a7.jpg?v=1790357837"}],"url":"https:\/\/mitasbooks.com\/collections\/wpa-and-new-deal.oembed","provider":"Kate Mitas, Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}