WPA workers planting oyster shells in the Chesapeake Bay, off Crisfield, Maryand, in the Summer of 1936. Planting oyster shells is good for the environment--since oysters filter water--and also good for business, as many watermen count on oysters for income. Oh, and planting oysters is also good for people who like to eat oysters!
Was this a good project for unemployed people to work on? You be the judge.
(Photo by the WPA, provided courtesy of the University of Maryland College Park Archives)
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