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New Deal National Park Service Grand Canyon Poster
A poster created for the National Park Service in 1938. It depicts a landscape of the Grand Canyon with text promoting the National Park Service and tourism.

New Deal Mural "Construction of the Dam" by William Gropper
A mural created in 1938 by William Gropper located in the Department of the Interior Building depicting workers constructing a dam.

Created by the National Recovery Administration (NRA) in 1933, this film was directed by Alfred E. Green and stars Dick Powell, Alan Dinehart, Samuel S. Hinds, and Charles Middleton. Dick Powell plays a songwriter working for the NRA struggling to…

See America: Visit the National Parks Poster
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project for the United States Travel Bureau in 1940. It depicts a scene with a waterfall and text promoting tourism in the National Parks.

World's Fair: Visit Beautiful Sea Cliff Poster
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project for the World's Fair c. 1938-1939. It depicts cars on a highway near a coastline with text encouraging visiting the World's Fair as well as the sea cliff nearby.

Yellowstone National Park New Deal Poster
A poster created by the United States Department of the Interior for the National Park Service in 1938. It depicts a geyser, Old Faithful, in Yellowstone with text promoting tourism in Yellowstone National Park.

Discover Puerto Rico Tourism Poster
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project in 1940. It depicts a scenic view with text promoting tourism in Puerto Rico.

See America: Welcome to Montana Poster
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project for the United States Travel Bureau in 1939. It depicts a man on a horse in front of a mountain range with text advertising tourism in Montana.

Zion National Park National Park Service Poster
A poster created by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service in 1938. It depicts a forest from Zion National Park with text relaying information about the park.

"Skiing in the East" American Guide Series Poster
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project for the American Guide Series in 1939. It depicts a man skiing and text advertising the book "Skiing in the East: The Best Trails and How to Get There" from the American Guide Series.

See America Caves US Travel Bureau Poster
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project for the United States Travel Bureau in 1939. It depicts two people exploring a cavern, promoting the New Deal "See America" campaign.

Bathing Beach, Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan
A postcard depicting swimmers at Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan created c. 1930-1945 by Tichner Brothers Publishers.

See America First United States Travel Bureau Poster
A poster from the United States Travel Bureau, created by the Federal Arts Project, advertising the New Deal campaign "See America First" to encourage American citizens to engage in national tourism.

Poster of "Illinois: A Descriptive and Historical Guide"
A poster advertising the Illinois state guidebook from the American Guide Series, "Illinois: A Descriptive and Historical Guide."

Henry G. Alsberg, Director of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP), defending the FWP in front of the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities.
Washington, D.C., December 6th Henry Alsberg defended the Federal Writers’ Project in front of the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activates.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) during a Radio Broadcast
Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaking during a radio broadcast.

Work Promotes Confidence WPA Poster
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project for the Works Progress Administration that promoted workers to gain confidence from working.

Unemployed Men Lined Up Outside a Great Depression Soup Kitchen in Chicago opened by Al Capone
A photograph of unemployed men lined up outside a soup kitchen opened by Al Capone to receive free coffee in Chicago during the Great Depression.

Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California (Migrant Mother)
This image is a picture of a woman named Florence Thompson taken by Dorothea Lange in 1936. Commonly known as the "Migrant Mother" photo, this image shows Thompson surrounded by three of her children in California during the Great Depression.

"American Guide Series" and the Establishment of State Cultures Digital Exhibit Temporary Graphic

American Guide Series Poster
A poster from the Federal Writers' Project advertising the American Guide series featuring a quote from Louis Bromfield, a writer for the New York Times.

Idaho State Guide Image of "the Snake River Gorge: The Footprints of Time"

Snake River Gorge: the footprints of time

Idaho State Guide List of Tours of Idaho
A list of tours found on page 193 in “Idaho: A Guide in Word and Picture”, the Idaho State guidebook from the American Guide Series created by the Idaho Federal Writers’ Project during the New Deal.

Idaho State Guide Image of State of Idaho Map of Products
A map of Idaho State Products from “Idaho: A Guide in Word and Picture”, the Idaho State guidebook from the American Guide Series created by the Idaho Federal Writers’ Project during the New Deal.

Idaho State Guide Image of an Aerial View of Boise

An aerial view of Boise

Idaho State Guide Image of the Sawtooth Mountains West of Stanley

Sawtooth Mountains west of Stanley

Idaho State Guide p. 7 Forward Containing Acknowledgements
Page 7 from “Idaho: A Guide in Word and Picture”, the Idaho State guidebook from the American Guide Series created by the Idaho Federal Writers’ Project during the New Deal.

Utah State Guide Images of the Meeting of the Trains at Promontory (1869) and a Pack-Mule Post to Boulder

A C. R. Savage Photograph
MEETING OF THE TRAINS AT PROMONTORY (1869)
This celebration marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
PACK-MULE POST TO BOULDER
This means of mail delivery was in use until 1935.

Utah State Guide Images of Frisco, Utah's Richest Silver Town in the 1870's and Butch Cassidy and his Gang

FRISCO, UTAH'S RICHEST SILVER TOWN, IN THE 1870'S
"BUTCH CASSIDY (Right) AND HIS HANG IN 1900
N. H. Rose Collection, San Antonio, Texas

Utah State Guide Images of Green River and Quarrying Granite for the Mormon Temple

Courtesy U. S. Geological Survey
GREEN RIVER
QUARRYING GRANITE FOR THE MORMON TEMPLE (c. 1871)
Courtesy U. S. Geological Survey

Utah State Guide Image of Ogden Canyon

Courtesy U. S. Geological Survey
OGDEN CANYON (c. 1870)
The photographs on these two pages were made by William H. Jackson, official photographer for the Hayden Survey of the Territories in the 1870's.

Utah State Guide p. 253, Right Half of Salt Lake City Map
Page 253, the right half of a map of Salt Lake City, Utah from “Utah: A Guide to the State”, the Utah State guidebook from the American Guide Series created by the Utah Federal Writers’ Project during the New Deal.

Utah State Guide p. 252, Left Half of Salt Lake City Map
Page 252, the left half of a map of Salt Lake City, Utah from “Utah: A Guide to the State”, the Utah State guidebook from the American Guide Series created by the Utah Federal Writers’ Project during the New Deal.

Utah State Guide p. 191, Logan Section
The first page of the Logan section, page 191, from “Utah: A Guide to the State”, the Utah State guidebook from the American Guide Series created by the Utah Federal Writers’ Project during the New Deal.

Utah State Guide p. 142, Recreation Section
This is an image of the Recreation section, page 142, from “Utah: A Guide to the State”, the Utah State guidebook from the American Guide Series created by the Utah Federal Writers’ Project during the New Deal.

Utah State Guide Images of the Logan Temple and the St. George Tabernacle

Courtesy Smith Printing Co,
LOGAN TEMPLE
TABERNACLE,
ST. GEORGE

Utah State Guide p. 52, the Mormon Pioneers Section
The first page of the Mormon Pioneers section, page 52, from “Utah: A Guide to the State”, the Utah State guidebook from the American Guide Series created by the Utah Federal Writers’ Project during the New Deal.

Utah State Guide image of Sipapu Natural Bridge-Natural Bridges National Monument

Bolton's Studio
SIPAPU NATURAL BRIDGE-NATURAL
BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT
Courtesy of the Department of the Interior

Utah State Guide images of the Goosenecks of San Juan and the Rainbow Bridge

GOOSENECKS OF THE SAN JUAN
RAINBOW BRIDGE
Courtesy Gilham Advertising Co.

Utah State Guide p. 3, "the Contemporary Scene"
This is an image of the first page of the essay "The Contemporary Scene," page 3, from “Utah: A Guide to the State”, the Utah State guidebook from the American Guide Series created by the Utah Federal Writers’ Project during the New Deal.

Idaho State Guide Title Page, p. 3
The title page, page 3, from "Idaho: A Guide in Word and Picture", the Idaho State guidebook from the American Guide Series created by the Idaho Federal Writers’ Project during the New Deal. 1937.

American Guide Week Poster
The image is of a New Deal poster advertising American Guide Week from Nov. 10th-16th.