Genre: black-and-white photographs / Language: English / Resource Type: still image / Names: United States. Federal Housing Administration - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

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Description:: 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!"
Date:: [circa 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Description:: 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.
Date:: [circa 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers