WPA working on sidewalks in Grand Marais, MN, on North Broadway Street. Men shown from left to right are Lyle Roberts, John Lief, Ole Kreutzer, Jens Erickson, Henry Lindskog, Clarence Thompson.
WPA workers in Grand Marais working on a street light. The WPA worked on important infastructure projects in Grand Marais including the public sewage plant.
WPA workers building sidewalks in front of the Grand Marais Ice Cream Store with the Grand Marais State Bank shown in the background. Highway 61 is visible coming into Grand Marais, MN. Workers are pushing wheelbarrows and line today's Wisconsin Street.
WPA building sidewalks; photo taken at the corner of present day Wisconsin St. and First Ave. West in Grand Marais, MN. Men are leveling cement. Notice the posters on pole are for Elmer Benson, would-be 24th Minnesota state governor, and a dance at the Edgewater Inn in Tofte, MN.
A group of workers and drillers inside tunnel of Root River Power and Light Company's Brightsdale Electric generating plant three miles north of Lanesboro; tunnel was dynamited through a quarter mile of solid rock primarily by a crew of 300 Bulgarians who specialized in that task and lived in bunkhouses on site.
Panoramic view of a photograph that depicts Occupational Safety and Health Training participants at the Oliver Club in South Hibbing, Minnesota. Many of the miners who participated are bandaged in mock accident injuries for the training. Photograph is viewed on the side of the Oliver Club Building in South Hibbing, Minnesota.
Panoramic view of Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Training participants at the Oliver Club in South Hibbing, Minnesota. Many of the miners who participated are bandaged in mock accident injuries for the training. Photograph is viewed on the side of the Oliver Club Building in South Hibbing, Minnesota.
Panoramic view depicting three men and several vehicles, with one truck dumping onto elevated pile. The photograph depicts the possible site preparation for road, railroad, or mine waste or overburden stockpile. Location of this event is unknown but is highly likely in St. Louis County in Minnesota.