Small New Deal Network Logo
Documents  |  Photos  |  Features  |  Classroom  |  Links  |  Listserv  |  About Us  |  Search 

Photo Gallery

[ New Search ]

Handling Census Volumes

Location : Washington, DC
Date : Mar 24, 1938
Agency : WPA
Credits : WLH
Owner : NARA (SPB)
Medium : B&W Photo
Control Number : 69-N-66

Enlarged Image

Description : 5. Under the old system: The first step, taking down the 25-pound volume of population census records to be searched. J. Andrews finds it tiresome work handling the cumbersome volumes, particularly when they are almost on the point of falling to pieces, as some of them are. Census Bureau, Washington D.C.

Listed Under:
[Photo Series][WPA Photoessays][Records Indexing Photo Essay]
[Professional Services][Clerical Work][Records Indexing Photo Essay]