Date Original
undated
Description
This collections contains one postcard advertising the benefits of the REA Loan Act.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Rural Electrification Act (REA) provided loans to install electricity in rural areas of the United States. The funding was channeled through cooperative electric power companies. In order to carry this out, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Rural Electrification Administration through Executive Order 7037 on May 11, 1935. The Rural Electrification Act was then enacted by Congress on May 20, 1936. At the time, electricity was common in cities, but mostly unavailable in farms, ranches, and other rural areas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.176.008
Resource Type
Text
Collection
REA Loan Act postcard, SMC.176.008
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
REA Loan Act postcard, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
