North Country At Work

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WPA workers digging ditches for road-laying in Ogdensburg

Men digging ditches and clearing space for road-laying in Ogdensburg, NY. They were part of the W.P.A (Works Progress Administration) program, instituted during the Great Depression. Circa early 1930s. Photo taken by Louis Murray. Photo courtesy of the Ogdensburg Public Library.

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