Sidewalk Construction

Dateca. 1935

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions4 1/2 × 5 15/16 in. (11.4 × 15.1 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Bonnie Holten

Object numberPA2022.030.086

DescriptionA shallow trench is dug for the construction of new sidewalks along a street in Hot Springs (Truth or Consequences), New Mexico. Piles of dirt are are on either side of the trench and houses are along the right of the frame. A car is parked near the shoulder of a graded dirt road in the background. The improvements of the road and construction of the sidewalks were part of projects with the New Deal.

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