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    How Happy Was the Occasion, by Mary M. Purser

    Post Office Mural – Clarksville AR

    Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: September 13, 2022

    This 5′ x 10′ oil-on-canvas mural entitled “How Happy Was the Occasion” was painted by Mary M. Purser in 1939. Her husband, Stuart Purser, painted murals for the Carrolton, AL; Leland, MS; Ferriday & Gretna, LA post offices. “Mary May… read more

    Post Office – Clarksville AR

    Date added: August 15, 2017; Modified: August 15, 2017

    The historic post office in Clarksville, Arkansas was constructed in 1935 with Treasury Department fund. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

    Horsehead Creek Bridge – Clarksville AR

    Date added: June 13, 2017

    The bridge carrying Arkansas 164 over Horsehead Creek, twelve miles northwest of Clarksville, Arkansas, was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1940.