Over the course of the Works Progress Administration's (WPA) life, this government agency put thousands of artisans to work creating sculptures, writing travel books, and taking photographs. In Louisiana, the state headquarters of the WPA was located in New Orleans. During its existence, the headquarters sent out photographers to document all sorts of activity in the Crescent City. This collection brings together hundreds of the photographs crafted by these individuals in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The materials here are divided into over 40 different categories, including Airports, Bridges, Lakefront, Mattresses, and Levees. In each section, visitors can look through photograph descriptions, photograph date, available negatives, and other germane details. The site also contains a Parishes Outside Orleans area, which features about a dozen miscellaneous photographs.