Study this 1936 photograph of laborers’ waterfront shacks in Portland, Oregon. *the photo is of a Small run-down shacks are built near the waterfront in Portland, Oregon, 1936.* you will know if you take edge This image is evidence for which claim? The New Deal focused on industry revival rather than on housing. New Deal programs brought quick relief after Roosevelt’s election in 1932. The New Deal could not immediately address all of the country’s economic problems. New Deal programs forced cities to keep poor housing in order to provide homes for workers.