On WPA relief operations in New England. Reel 1, hurricane and tidal waves hit the Long Island coast in Dec. 1938. The hurricane and flood waters rage across New England. Derailed trains, felled trees, damaged homes, flooded streets, and other evidences of the catastrophe are shown. Coast Guard crews rescue stranded citizens. WPA and CCC units erect sandbag levees. Reel 2, WPA director Harry Hopkins arrives at Providence, R.I., to survey damage. WPA units deliver food and medical supplies by truck, establish relief headquarters, clear mud from city streets, repair roads, and remove debris.

National Archives Identifier: 12363

Local Identifier: 69.49

* Creator(s): Federal Works Agency. Work Projects Administration. (07/01/1939 - 06/30/1943) (Most Recent)

* From: Series : Motion Picture Films, compiled 1931 - 1937

* Record Group 69: Records of the Work Projects Administration, 1922 - 1944

* Level of Description: Item

* Type(s) of Archival Materials: Moving Images

* This item was produced or created: 1939

The creator compiled or maintained the series between: 1931 - 1937

* Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted

* Use Restriction(s): Undetermined

Sound Type: Sound

* Accession Number(s): 356

* Contributors to Authorship and/or Production of the Archival Material(s): Works Progress Administration. (05/06/1935 - 07/01/1939), Producer