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Medal - History of the United States WPA Aids the Unemployed
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a high-relief scene depicting WPA workers engaged in manual labor, with a seated worker in the foreground and another shoveling in the middle ground, a US Works Projects Administration sign visible at right, and a city skyline in the background. The arc legend WPA AIDS THE UNEMPLOYED runs along the upper rim, with the date 1935 at the bottom, all bordered by a ring of stars on the raised rim. The designer's initials JP appear in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | WPA AIDS THE UNEMPLOYED JP 1935 |
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| Reverse lettering | 1935 MAY 6 - Works Progress Administration (WPA) is established as a Federal employment program for the jobless; MAY 27 - NRA declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court; AUG. 14 - Social Security Act passed; SEP. 8 - Assassination of Senator Huey P. Long of "Share the Wealth" fame. FM |
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