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Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and procured by a government body for employment, health and safety, and recreational uses in the greater community. They include
A US government poster from 1940 summarizing the Works Progress Administration's achievements
Public works in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Public Works Administration
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The Public Works Administration, part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was creat
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…Perkins, the first female Cabinet member in the United States, the New Deal resulted in the creation of programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps, Public Works Administration, and the Works Progress Administration, among others, all of which created public goods through labor and infrastructure investments. More recent…
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works project plaque in the Pine City, Minnesota, City Hall
Fort Peck Dam in Montana; spillway construction. One of the largest dams in the world, it continues to generate electricity. In July 1936, its construction employed 10,500 workers.
Williamsburg Houses as of April, 2022
Image of Yorktown and Enterprise Aircraft carriers