"P.W.A. and Industry - How Benefits Are Spread", U.S. Government

This pictorial map was issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and " indicates how the nationwide program of the Public Works Administration stimulates business and employment.” Features a large illustration of "Everytown" in the middle of the country with illustrations of industries in each state that benefit from the PWA. The verso has text with the accomplishments of the agency in its first seven years. Self-folding (4.9 x 6.5").

Established as part of the New Deal of 1933 to bring the nation out of the Great Depression, the PWA successfully undertook and completed large-scale projects across the county before it was disbanded in 1944.

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Condition: A

Issued folding on a bright sheet with a few faint stains at top left.