You can nominate eligible New Deal-era historic and cultural resources to programs such as the National Register of Historic Places and the State Historical Marker Program. For information on these programs, visit Nominate New Deal Resources.
To identify potential New Deal-era historic and cultural resources in you community and complete and submit a PHMC Resource Survey Form, visit Identify New Deal Resources.
For information on New Deal-era archival resources at the Pennsylvania State Archives, visit Resources at the Pennsylvania State Archives.
Finally, for links to other regional, state, and national sites that preserve New Deal-era cultural, historic, archival, and museum resources visit Links.
New Deal-era Videos
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Pennsylvania State Archives Record Group 6 CCC #1 (Civilian Conservation Corps) circa 1935 Running time: 8:40
Available in: Quicktime (.mov, 56 MB) Windows Media (.wmv, 57 MB)
Featuring:
- Constructing a camp in the mountains
- Building a road into Camp No. 51 at Pine Grove Furnace
- Working in the state forest
- Workers treated at the first aid tent
- Repairing a dam in the Logan State Forest
- Levelling off the drill field at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
- Erecting shelters at a State Forest public camp
- The Clearfield State Forest Nursery is enlarged
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Pennsylvania State Archives Record Group 6 CCC #2 (Civilian Conservation Corps) circa 1935 Running time: 9:44
Available in: Quicktime (.mov, 63 MB)
Featuring:
- The Parker dam under construction in the Moshannon State Forest, Clearfield County
- Boys from Camp New Deal in the Rothrock State Forest
- At the end of the day- back to camp and singing.
- Supper at the camp
- Fresh air barber shop
- Catching a pet snake
- Recreation at Camp New Deal- Football, horseshoes, boxing.
- The Harmony Boys of Indiantown Gap
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Pennsylvania State Archives Relief Workers Birch Run Dam Running time: 16:27
Available in:
Quicktime (.mov, 41 MB) Windows Media (.wmv, 42 MB)
Featuring:
- An army of unemployed given work in State Forests cutting firewood for the needy.
- Widening and resurfacing State Forest road with hand labor.
- Construction of a 50-acre reservoir by the Borough of Chambersburg in the Michaux State Forest, Adams County.
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Pennsylvania State Archives A Trip Over The Pennsylvania Turnpike Running time: 11:22
Available in:
Quicktime (.mov, 27 MB) Windows Media (.wmv, 28 MB)
Featuring: View of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Tunnels and Bridges |
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Special Limited Edition Exhibition Poster
A Common Canvas: Pennsylvania's New Deal Post Office Murals
Capture and bring a piece of this heritage into your home or office with the purchase of this special poster. The poster features the artwork "Steel Industry" by Howard Norton Cook, 1936. This mural currently resides in the United States Post Office & Courthouse, Pittsburgh, Pa., and is provided courtesy of the General Services Administration, Fine Arts Program.
This poster is a true work of art. Designed by The State Museum of Pennsylvania, the highest quality standards of production have been maintained. Produced with high-resolution, full-color printing inks with a layer of protective varnish and printed on heavy poster stock, each poster is rolled and mailed in an oversized sealed mailing tube with end caps. The poster is 18" x 24" and perfectly sized for conventional ready-made frames.
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