Sunday, December 25, 2016

Santa's WPA Toy Shop in Milwaukee

Above: A large WPA toy shop in Milwaukee made, repaired, and distributed toys throughout the state of Wisconsin. This image is from a larger article in The Racine Journal-Times, December 24, 1935; used here for educational, non-commercial purposes.

Above: The WPA also operated a toy loan program in Milwaukee (as they did in many other areas across the country). Photo courtesy of the National Archives and the New Deal Network.

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