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In front of city hall, San Francisco, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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In front of city hall, San Francisco, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In front of city hall, San Francisco, California. The Worker's Alliance, Works Progress Administration (WPA) organize simultaneous demonstrations in the large cities of the nation cut in the relief appropriation by the United States Congress. [Signs: American Communications Association'; We Can Just Survive on $55'; Expand WPA to 4, 000, 000 Jobs']
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In this evocative photograph taken by Dorothea Lange in 1939, a group of demonstrators gather in front of San Francisco's City Hall to protest the reduction of relief appropriations by the United States Congress. The Workers Alliance, an organization supported by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), had organized simultaneous demonstrations in major cities across the nation in response to the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act. The men, some holding signs reading 'American Communications Association,' 'We Can Just Survive on $55,' and 'Expand WPA to 4,000,000 Jobs,' display a sense of urgency and determination as they rally against the proposed cuts to the New Deal program that had provided employment opportunities during the Great Depression. The architectural backdrop of City Hall, with its grand columns and balconies, serves as a stark contrast to the economic hardships faced by the demonstrators. This powerful image, captured by Dorothea Lange during her tenure with the Farm Security Administration and later the Office of War Information, is a poignant reminder of the challenges faced by the American people during this tumultuous era in history.
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