Thanks for that, Darren. I found it particularly interesting because I started my own archaeological career in the early 80s in a similar way. Here in the UK the Manpower Services Commission set up job creation schemes for the long-term unemployed. Not that I am drawing comparisons between America's Great Depression and Thatcherite Britain!
Regards, Kieron -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Darren Garrison Sent: 26 February 2011 01:38 To: Meteorite List Subject: [meteorite-list] A chance photo discovery I was browsing through a PDF of photos of "New Deal" WPA activities, when on page 33 I found "Archeological digs employed WPA labor, including this excavation at the site of the Odessa meteor crater in Ector County, Texas." http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/pdfs/ppDIRwpa.pdf ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
