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    <abstract id="aspace_58ccb443b3c6b45c5a88be6ee8c82422">Letter written by Carl Feiss of Gainesville, Florida, describing his experiences as a young architect supervising the construction of the vacuum cleaner plant at Arthurdale, West Virginia. Mentions living conditions, Eleanor Roosevelt, and offers an assessment of the impact that the project had in community planning.</abstract>
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    <subject source="local_LC">Architects and architecture</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091258" source="lcsh">New Deal, 1933-1939</subject>
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