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    Post Office Mural – Colville WA

    Date added: December 7, 2012; Modified: February 4, 2024

    The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Edmond J. Fitzgerald entitled Hudson’s Bay – The Pathfinders. “Born in Seattle, Fitzgerald studied at the California School of Fine Arts and with Mark Tobey. According to the… read more

    Ginkgo Petrified Forest Trail Museum - Ellensburg WA

    Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Trailside Museum – Ellensburg WA

    Date added: April 30, 2023; Modified: September 5, 2023

    While constructing central Washington’s Vantage Highway in 1927, road workers uncovered the fossil remains of a diverse petrified forest. Over several years, local geologist George Beck advocated for the need to create a state park for preservation purposes. That goal… read more

    Renton-Highland Branch Library (former) Mural – Renton WA

    Date added: December 7, 2012; Modified: August 16, 2023

    This 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural”Miners at Work” by Jacob Elshin was originally installed in the Renton post office. Elshin “actually visited underground mines and sketched miners at work for his mural in Renton, Washington, that depicted this historic… read more

    Showboat Theatre - Seattle WA, circa 196

    Showboat Theatre (demolished) – Seattle WA

    Date added: June 25, 2023; Modified: June 26, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration built the Showboat Theatre in Seattle WA. According to the UW Magazine, the theater was, “[b]uilt by the Works Progress Administration in 1938, the Showboat opened in September of that year with a production of “Charley’s Aunt.”… read more

    Current photo of Snohomish City Hall (2023)

    City Hall (Old Post Office) – Snohomish WA

    Date added: January 25, 2015; Modified: February 25, 2023

    The historic Snohomish City Hall, originally constructed as the community’s post office, was constructed during with federal Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression.

    Fishing, Kenneth Callahan - Anacortes WA PostOffice

    Post Office Mural – Anacortes WA

    Date added: December 6, 2012; Modified: January 31, 2023

    Under the Treasury Section of Fine Art, “Seattle artist and museum curator Kenneth Callahan completed  ‘Fishing’ in 1940. The mural provoked some outcry from the local community, who didn’t entirely agree with Callahan’s depictions of fishing. “Callahan, one of the… read more

    Civilian Conservation Corps at Deception Pass

    Deception Pass State Park: Rosario Beach – Fidalgo Island WA

    Date added: January 7, 2023; Modified: January 7, 2023

    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built recreational structures, rock walls along roads, and other features at Rosario Beach at Deception Pass State Park on Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands in WA. The structures are classic stone and timber CCC picnic structures… read more

    Women working at the Kirkland Cooperative Cannery, Kirkland, July 13, 1939

    Cannery (former) – Kirkland WA

    Date added: October 26, 2014; Modified: December 20, 2022

    “[T]he historic Kirkland Cannery building [was] built during the Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration, or WPA. … The 11,000-square-foot wooden structure was built beginning in 1935 and opened as a free public cannery in 1936.” Washington State operated… read more

    WPA Mural Reinstalled at West Seattle Public High School Library

    West Seattle High School Mural – Seattle WA

    Date added: December 18, 2022; Modified: December 18, 2022

    In 1937, the WPA’s Federal Art Project commissioned Jacob Elshin, an immigrant/refugee artist from Russia to produce a 3-panel historical mural for display in the West Seattle High School in Seattle. The panels of the mural illustrate the landing of… read more

    Moran State Park: Mountain Lake - Olga WA

    Moran State Park: General Development – Olga WA

    Date added: August 17, 2015; Modified: September 11, 2022

    Moran State Park was created in 1921 when Robert Moran, shipbuilder and former mayor of Seattle, donated more than 2,700-acres to the state for a park. Like many state parks at the time, it was not well developed for public… read more

    Observation Tower, Moran State Park - Olga WA

    Moran State Park: Observation Tower – Olga WA

    Date added: September 11, 2022

    Moran State Park was created in 1921 when Robert Moran, shipbuilder and former mayor of Seattle, donated more than 2,700-acres to the state for a park. Like many state parks at the time, it was not well developed for public… read more

    Stairs at Lincoln Park - Seattle WA

    Lincoln Park Trails – Seattle WA

    Date added: September 22, 2015; Modified: July 5, 2022

    In 1933-34, New Deal relief workers built trails in Lincoln Park. We do not know exactly which ones, but the work almost certainly included the stone-lined steps down to the beach – which are classic New Deal stonework — and… read more