The
US Mint Lessons about our National Parks, make me think of the beauty and history
of the parks in my own back yard. Every place has it's own beauty and grandeur. Living here in Montana I am blessed. I think often of our history. Many write about Montana, yet most of our history remains to be written.
As I look at the old stereoscopic photo of the stagecoach, I wonder, will pictures with cars be amazing 100 years from now. The WPA poster and the regional guides were created to showcase the natural wonders,and cultural heritage of the United States. Many of the old WPA guides are still being reprinted. "The WPA Guide to 1930's Montana" is available on Kindle.
During the great depression 1935-1943 the Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided almost 8 million jobs. The WPA workers built our roads, bridges (infrastructure), preserved our cultural heritage, they collected stories, music. Posters of National Parks were created. Federal Writers Project 1935-1942, was one of the New Deal Programs under the WPA.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/newdeal/fwp.html
