Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
W.P.A. GU|DEbOOK
OF D. c. ON SALE.
Nearby Virginia and Mary
land Included in 1,141-
Page Volume.

Weighing approximately 51a pounds
and including 1,141 pages Of text and
two comprehensive maps, the Federal
Writers Project historical guidebook
to the District Of Columbia and nearby
Maryland and Virginia goes on sale
today.
Carrying the title washington:
City and Capital" the volume was
prepared under the supervision of
Henry G. Alsberg, director; George w.
Cronyn, associate director, and Reed
Harris, assistant director. It was
printed in the Government Printing
Office, and the sale price Is So.
The book is described by its spon-
sors as "the most comprehensive .
yet published about the Nations Capt.
tal-at once record of its dramatic
history and human associations, an
account Of its varied cultural back
ground and activities, a description
of the vast machinery of National
Government, and a guide to its archi-
lecture, monuments, museums, gal
lerles, historic houses, parks and nu-
merouS other points of interest"
For end papers the so-called hand
kerchief map" of the city, first printed
from Samuel Hills engraving about
1892, is used. Illustrations inter-
spersed through the text include a
hundred photographs by w. Lincoln
Highton of the Works Progress Ad-
ministration camera staff.
District Writers Project workers who
co-operated in the preparation OF ma
terlal for the book were: Randolph
Boggs, Bernard Braxton, Anderson
Brown, John Brown, Mrs. Rosemary
Brownfleld, Lydia Brunnabend, Cora
Bowen Clark, Kempner Cowing, Will
liam H. Crawford, George c. Earring
ton, Raymond E. Forbes, Patrick Gal
lagher, Dupont Georges, Curtis Grimes,
Alice K. Hartley, Ray Hill, John o.
Knott, Edith E. Lacy, George Laird,
George Langscale, Tomilson H. Laven-
der, Annabel Lee. John McIver, Harry
MCNEIL, ]. Lawrence McWillians,
Hugh @. Middleton, Pierce Miller,
Manuel Rogue, Samuel Rosenfeld,
Leila Sellers. John Sheehan, Virginia
stith, Frank c. Sutch, Demetrius
Theodore, Irene Turner, Joel F. Weber
and Mrs. Mary Williams.
Harris, discussing the labor involved,
said recently: workers on the guide
have ranged from a minimum Of S
to a maximum of 30, the average
being about 20; not more than 10 of
these have been writers, the rest being
research workers. Only one artist has
worked on the guide, but in addition
three map men and one photographer
devoted a considerable part of their
time for three months to the prepara-
ton OF maps and photos.
1T Is difficult to state simply the
number Of hours Of work involved.
For nearly year the work was chiefly
carried on by persons attached to the
District project-that is, persons most
OF whom came from the relief rolls
and who worked approximately four
days a week, receiving the security
wage of $40 month"
The Washington guide is the second
OF the larger volumes to be published
in the American Guide Series, designed
and executed by the Federal Writer'S
Projects of the Works Progress Ad-
ministration. This larger SERIES" the
editors say will eventually embrace
48 separate State guide books, guide
to the city of New York, and six
volume regional guide to the United
States as a whole"