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Title
[Alarka
School]
Creator
unknown
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Original
1937/1939
Dimensions
7.7
"
x
9.6
"
Description
This
photograph
shows
the
new
school
building
in
Alarka
,
North
Carolina
, a
community
in
Swain
County
,
N.C
. The
decision
to
build
a
new
school
in
Alarka
provided
the
opportunity
to
consolidate
smaller
schools
into the
new
structure
through
the
use
of
improved
roads
and
motor
vehicles
. The
Alarka
School
was
built
in
1937-1938
as a
project
of the
Works
Progress
Administration
(WPA)
, a
program
to
provide
employment
and
community-based
structures
during
the
Great
Depression
. In
addition
to
utilizing
local
labor
,
many
WPA
projects
incorporated
local
building
materials
that
added
a
visual
appeal
to the
building
and
made
it
appear
organic
to the
locale
. This
view
of the
school
,
constructed
in
stone
,
shows
an
automobile
parked
in
front
. The
photographer's
name
is
unknown
.
Subject
Schools -- North Carolina -- Swain County
Alarka School (Swain County, N.C.)
Time Period
1930s;
Location
Swain County (N.C.)
Source Institution
Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection
Zebulon Weaver (MSS 80-01)
Inventory Number
HL_MSS80_01f310
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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