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African American soldiers and civilians reading magazines and playing checkers at a recreation center for servicemen and defense workers in Kansas City, Kansas. This recreation was part of the Works Progress Administration.
Creator: United States. Works Progress Administration
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
Item Number: 209501
Call Number: JK.F WPA.1939c *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209501
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Entertainment/Recreation
Built Environment - Function - Recreation and Culture - Sports Facility - Recreation centers
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Leisure activities - Games - Board
Date - 1930s
Date - 1940s
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Works Progress Administration
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - New Deal
Home and Family - Daily life - Leisure - Hobbies - Reading
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - African Americans
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929 - 1941
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Photographs
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