Call NumberZ-6893Date1938-1943SummaryA woman in a white uniform and a white cap that reads: "First Aid," sits at a table and stamps paper sacks for surplus commodities at the State Grocery Warehouse at 1535 13th (Thirteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Piles of paper bags, an ink pad and a spool of string are on the table. A wooden file with cubbyholes is on a shelf. Labels attached to the file read: "Not To Be Sold" and "Graham Flour."Physical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnited States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--PeoplePublic service employment--Colorado--DenverSurplus commodities--Colorado--DenverWomen--Colorado--DenverCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711006893Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromWPA Photo.Original Material Found in CollectionWPA PhotosNotesStamped on verso of photographic print: "Federal Works Agency Work Projects Administration, 810 14th Street, Denver, Colorado."; Title and: "The work is done by WPA at the State Grocery Warehouse, 1535 13th Street" on typed label on verso of photographic print. "Is Part Of" term supplied by cataloger. R7110068938
Stamping paper sacks used in packaging bulk commodities for distribution to Colorado relief families. (1938-1943). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 10/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1126342
