Library of Congress - Adams Building (Washington, D.C.)

USA / District of Columbia / Washington / Washington, D.C. / 2nd Street Southeast, 120
 library, 1939_construction, federal government, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

This annex to the Library of Congress was constructed with assistance from the Public Works Administration (PWA), a New Deal program that operated during the Great Depression between 1933 and 1944. The program provided funds to private contractors to build large-scale projects proposed by states as a means of economic stimulus.
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Coordinates:   38°53'18"N   77°0'10"W

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