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Title: Uncle Sam dressed as a construction worker with a Better Housing Program emblem on his cap, circa 1934
Contributor: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1934]
1934
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Connell (Will) Papers
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Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Uncle Sam dressed as a construction worker in a star pattern shirt and striped overalls and a Better Housing Program emblem on his cap. He points to a sign reading "Paint up and cheer up!"
The National Housing Act of 1934 created the Federal Housing Administration, a system of federally guaranteed bank mortgages. The administration's Better Housing Program also provided home repair loans to stimulate the construction industry and improve housing conditions.
Text from negative sleeve: Double X US & Miner. EW. #4.
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Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_893_0168
ark:/21198/zz002j93x5
Language: English
Subject: Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
United States. Federal Housing Administration
Source: Connell (Will) Papers

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