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Facts about San Fernando Homesteads
Title
Facts about San Fernando Homesteads
Subject
subsistence homesteads
Excerpt
Initiated by the Subsistence Homesteads Division of the Department of the Interior, March 3, 1934, San Fernando Homesteads was transferred to the Resettlement Administration for completion, in June, 1935. Construction work was finished November 9, 1935.
PURPOSE OF PROJECT: San Fernando is a subsistence homesteads project for low-income families employed full or part time in the industrial and commercial establishments of Los Angeles and vicinity. It gives the residents an opportunity to increase their real income by producing a major portion of their foodstuffs at home.
PURPOSE OF PROJECT: San Fernando is a subsistence homesteads project for low-income families employed full or part time in the industrial and commercial establishments of Los Angeles and vicinity. It gives the residents an opportunity to increase their real income by producing a major portion of their foodstuffs at home.
Creator
Farm Security Administration
Date
n.d.
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