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1990's when the last remaining family member passed on. oyen decorating firm traces its roots to company funder odin j. oyen, who arrived in the city of la crosse, wisconsin at the suggestion of ori sorensen (of sorensen and davis contractors) in february of 1888. the opportunity in la crosse for a painter and interior decorator was seemingly  unlimited during around this time period in the late 19th century. the upper midwest building boom of the 1880's and 1890's was well underway - fueled in part by the immense profits generated from the lumber industry. wealthy lumber barons across wisconsin and minnesota were rapidly building large mansions that often required extravagant interior decoration. at the same time, newly-built churches (and many existing ones) were undergoing interior remodeling, including scenic and symboic wall murals, stenciling and other design appplications. additionally, courthouses and other civic buildings were being constructed to serve the new communities formed from immigrants and travelers moving west for new employment opportunities. recognizing the need for a wide clientele, odin j. oyen quickly became involved in bidding on several contracts for these large public buildings, residences, churches and even movie theaters throughout the upper midwest. as his design firm rapidly grew to national prominence, oyen found it necessary to devote more of his time to the business aspects of his decorating firm, which included the formation of a talented staff of artisans to execute the commissions he was securing. oyen drew on the talents of skilled european artisans migrating to america for executing several of the commissions he was awarded. around 1895, he hired his first full time artist-designer joseph erickson, who was born and trained in norway. oyen had met erickson in chicago - possibly at the world's columbian exposition, while working on one of the fair's buildings. the continued growth of the oyen firm demanded a larger and more prestigious location to conduct business. on december 1, 1895, the firm moved to 114 south fourth street, where later the firm added a third floor to the existing building to accommodate his need for additional studio space. the first floor of the extant building is now a restaurant, but the second and third floors remain largely unchanged from oyen's time. in 1902, looking for opportunities to continually broaden his business operation, oyen purchased a sign and bill-posting company, calling it the oyen-ad sign system. this newly developed ad-sign system purportedly controlled the outdoor advertising space within 500 miles of la crosse, wisc., and with it, gave oyen an additional opportunity to place his name before the public. a coca-cola contract for outdoor advertising (e.g., large advertisements were painted on the sides of buildings) provided the sign company with most of the upper midwest territory for advertisement sign boards promoting this brand. in 1903, axel edward soderberg was hired as the firm's primary artist, who would go on to execute the majority of the firm's interior installations (e.g., painted murals, etc.) throughout the early 20 century. oyen enticed soderberg away from andrews decorating company of clinton, iowa, who was his chief rival in this area. another important contract was secured around 1912, when oyen was responsible for decorating the friedman brothers and finklestein and ruben theaters (both firms had offices located in the minneapolis and st. paul). the oyen firm was for designed the interiors of these theatres beginning around 1912 through 1925. another pivotal moment occurred during the fall of 1912, when odin j.oyen firm's constructed a new building (located at 507 main street) that housed a showroom, offices and an art studio on the top floor. interestingly, odin j. oyen was heavily involved in the building's overall design, perhaps influenced by his exposure to various commercial structures popular in new york during this time period. the extant building is essentially, a composite of three different buildings odin had observed in numerous architectural record magazines. oyen's friend, the local architect percy dwight bentley, gave the design its physical form. the new oyen building, illustrated in the november 1913 western architect, is stone faced on the first story with brick above. the projecting cornice consists of a unique assemblage of green glazed terra cotta tiles and painted wood brackets. the site at 507 main street was originally purchased from wm. doerflinger and j. c. toeller for $9,000. the building's exterior facade and interior floor plans remain largely intact to this day. the oyen firm continued to prosper well into the 1920's until the death of the company's founder, who died of lung cancer on july 31, 1926. the business continued on under the name \"odin j. oyen studios\" for less than a decade under the direction of his son, leighton oyen and brother louis oyen. the 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patients. early hospitals were not silent, but were characterized by much conversation and consultation. as religious and reforming institutions, medieval hospitals resonated with the sounds of prayers and sermons. communication within hospitals in the 1700's was conducted through the use of bells, a separate bell having announced emergencies, meals and the start of church services. hospital rules were also read to patients on the wards on a daily basis into the victorian period. such rules were equally concerned with regulating the sounds of patients. there were restrictions on talking and family visits. from the 1700's, european hospitals also isolated people who appeared to be delirious or have mental illnesses. with the introduction of anaesthesia, surgery was no longer accompanied by the screams of patients in pain. new materials and architectural designs also aimed to minimize noise. the noises outside institutions were also controlled and reduced. originally built on the edges 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of heavy gauge steel with nicely worn and weathered hand-painted finish. exact sign fabricator unknown. the notable wpa graphic originally contained bold black and white lettering against a background containing red, white and blue stripes. surface wear consistent with age. the oversized sign contains multiple bullet holes and markings along the edges left by a wood frame removed long ago. the works progress administration (renamed in 1939 as the work projects administration; wpa) was the largest and most ambitious new deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. the project was created by order of president franklin delano roosevelt, and funded by congress with passage of the emergency relief appropriation act of 1935 on april 8, 1935. the wpa was largely shaped by harry hopkins, close adviser to president roosevelt. the wpa was initially intended to be an extension of the federal emergency relief administration work program, which funded projects run by states and cities. many were for infrastructure, such as bridges, roads and parks, but they also included archeological excavations of significant sites, the historic american buildings survey (habs), and other historic preservation activities. both roosevelt and hopkins believed that the route to economic recovery and the lessened importance of \"the dole\" would be in employment programs such as the wpa. almost every community in the united states had a new park, bridge or school constructed by the agency. the wpa's initial appropriation in 1935 was for $4.9 billion (about 6.7 percent of the 1935 gdp), and in total it spent $13.4 billion. at its peak in 1938, it provided paid jobs for three million unemployed men. headed by harry hopkins, the wpa provided jobs and income to the unemployed during the great depression in the united states. between 1935 and 1943, the wpa provided almost eight million jobs. full employment, which emerged as a national goal around 1944, was not the wpa goal. it tried to provide one paid job for all families in which the breadwinner suffered long-term unemployment. the wpa was a national program that operated its own projects in cooperation with state and local governments, which provided 10%-30% of the costs. wpa sometimes took over state and local relief programs that had originated in the reconstruction finance corporation or federal emergency relief administration programs. liquidated on june 30, 1943, as a result of low unemployment due to the worker shortage of world war ii, the wpa provided millions of americans with jobs for 8 years. most people who needed a job were eligible for at least some of its positions. hourly wages were typically set to the prevailing wages in each area. but, workers could not be paid for more than 30 hours a week. before 1940, to meet the objections of the labor unions, the programs provided very little 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