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Creator: | United States. Works Progress Administration |
Creator: | Southern Labor Archives |
Title: | Works Progress Administration handicraft dolls, Key West, Florida, December 14, 1936 |
Date: | 1936 Dec. 14 |
Description: | Text on reverse: "In addition to toys which can be rolled, WPA women workers have repaired and created a number of dolls which will be distributed to needy relief children at Christmas time. Attractive bags made of coconut fibre also are shown and these will be sent into the homes of some needy women. Through these activities, the WPA will bring cheer to many persons on relief in the Island City." Stetson Kennedy (1916-2011), writer and civil rights activist, collected these photographs during the course of his career fighting for equality throughout the Southern United States. Local identification number: L1979-37_078 |
Types: | photographic prints | StillImage |
Subjects: | Kennedy, Stetson | Material culture--Florida | Handicraft--Florida | Handicraft | Dolls | United States. Works Progress Administration | United States, Florida, Monroe County, Key West, 24.5557025, -81.7825914 |
Collection: | Stetson Kennedy Papers |
Institution: | Georgia State University Special Collections |
Contributors: | Georgia State University. Special Collections |
Original Material: | Stetson Kennedy papers, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library |
Rights and Usage: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ Cite as: L1979-37_078, Stetson Kennedy Papers, L1979-37, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). |
Persistent Link to Item: | http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/SKennedy/id/10592 |