United States. Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.)
Organization
Existence: 1935 - 1943
1940s Tax Department photographs
Collection REC-0040
Abstract:
This collection contains photographs of real estate parcels in the five boroughs of New York City, dated between 1939-1951, with the bulk of the images dating from 1939-1941. These photographs were part of a new property card system for assessing real property tax in the city, carried out by the Works Project Administration (WPA) and the New York City Tax Department. Although photographs were taken of most extant properties at the time, some tax-exempt buildings, parcels with vacant lots or...
Dates:
1939-1951; bulk 1939-1941
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Camp LaGuardia architectural drawings for 1935 to 1943
Accession ACC-1994-050
Dates:
1935-1943
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City Planning land use maps circa 1934 to 1938
Accession ACC-2020-038
Dates:
circa 1934-1938
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Collection of architectural drawings of the Surrogate's Courthouse and other facilities used by the Department of Records and Information Services, 1897-1998, undated
Accession ACC-2023-006
Dates:
1897-1998, undated
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Floyd Bennet Field drawings from 1930 to 1937
Accession ACC-1993-015
Dates:
1930-1937
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Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia records
Collection REC-0028
Abstract:
Fiorello H. La Guardia was the 99th Mayor of New York City for three terms from 1934 to 1945. This collection primarily contains the material generated by the daily workings of the Office of the Mayor during his administration. Also included are records produced by La Guardia in public service roles outside of those preformed while serving as Mayor.
Dates:
1864-1954; bulk 1934-1945
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New York City Federal Writers' Project records for 1935 to 1943
Accession ACC-2008-048
Dates:
1935-1943
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"Underneath New York" research material for the Historical Records Survey
Accession ACC-1953-047
Dates:
undated
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Works Progress Administration administrative files, circa 1939 to 1942
Accession ACC-1990-071
Dates:
circa 1939-1942
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Works Progress Administration correspondence files, circa 1936 to 1941
Accession ACC-1990-065
Dates:
circa 1936-1941
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Works Progress Administration correspondence index, circa 1935 to 1941
Accession ACC-1990-066
Dates:
circa 1935-1941
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Works Progress Administration employee records for 1940 to 1943
Accession ACC-1990-068
Dates:
1940-1943
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Works Progress Administration project correspondence files for 1936 to 1941
Accession ACC-1990-069
Dates:
1936-1941
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Works Progress Administration projects blueprints for 1935 to 1945
Accession ACC-1990-072
Dates:
1935-1945
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Works Progress Administration relief plan subject files, 1940 to 1942
Accession ACC-1990-067
Dates:
1940-1942
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Works Progress Administration sponsor contribution files for 1939 to 1941
Accession ACC-1990-070
Dates:
1939-1941
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WPA Federal Writers' Project records for 1935 to 1939
Accession ACC-1984-017
Dates:
1935-1939
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WPA pamphlets and leaflets for 1938 to 1940
Accession ACC-1958-017
Dates:
1938-1940
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