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[ New Search ] Making a Lamp Location : Des Moines, IA Date : Oct, 1938 Agency : WPA Owner : NARA (SPB) Medium : B&W Photo Control Number : RG 69-25-17934-C Enlarged Image Description : The worker in the foreground is polishing a piece of metal which will form part of a lamp for the lodge in the Lewis and Clark State Park in Monona county, Iowa. Fixtures and hardware are also being made by WPA laborers for the Clear Lake State Park in Cerro Gordo county the Maqueleta Caves State Park in Jackson county and the Farmington State Park in Van Buren county. An ornamental hinge is being touched up by the workers in the background. Listed Under: [Production and Distribution of Goods][Other Projects][Ornamental Hardware Project, Des Moines]