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    Cecilton Elementary School – Cecilton MD

    Date added: October 1, 2013; Modified: October 1, 2014

    Contracts for the construction of two high schools in Cecil County (Cecilton and Chesapeake City) were awarded to the Lang Brothers of Baltimore by the PWA in December 1938.  The $136,190 contract for the Cecilton high school called for “a… read more

    Chesapeake City Elementary School – Chesapeake City MD

    Date added: October 1, 2013; Modified: October 1, 2014

    Contracts for the construction of two high schools in Cecil County (Cecilton and Chesapeake City) were awarded to to Lang Brothers of Baltimore by the PWA in December 1938.  The $134,800 contract for the Chesapeake City high school called for… read more

    Ann Rice O’Hanlon Fresco Mural – Lexington KY

    Date added: September 30, 2014; Modified: September 30, 2014

    Ann Rice O’Hanlon’s was commissioned in 1934 through the Treasury Relief Art Project to create a fresco featured in Memorial Hall on the University of Kentucky’s Lexington campus. “The large fresco in the lobby of Memorial Hall depicts scenes from… read more

    Lafayette Field – Shelton CT

    Date added: March 25, 2014; Modified: September 30, 2014

    Friday, February 16 – “About 100 CWA men are working on Lafayette Field. The football field will have a cinder track around it, and a baseball diamond will also be laid out. The fields will be surrounded by at least… read more

    Shinnecock Canal – Hampton Bays NY

    Date added: September 28, 2014; Modified: September 30, 2014

    Sayville’s Suffolk County News reported in 1935 that more than $420,000 in PWA funds were allocated toward the completion of the Shinnecock Canal, including the construction of two jetties at its “northerly entrance.”

    Riverside Park Improvements – Tonawanda NY

    Date added: September 29, 2014; Modified: September 30, 2014

    Riverside Park in Buffalo, New York was improved in 1938 by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). 230 men were put to work on the project.

    Holland Town Hall – Holland NY

    Date added: August 10, 2014; Modified: September 29, 2014

    Holland, New York’s Town Hall was constructed by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1937-38. The building is still in use today.

    Sheridan Park Improvements – Tonawanda NY

    Date added: September 29, 2014; Modified: September 29, 2014

    Sheridan Park in Tonawanda, New York was one of a number of parks in Erie County improved ca. 1936 by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA).

    Wales Center Burying Ground Modernization – Wales Center NY

    Date added: September 29, 2014

    According to local sources, “Wales Center Burying Ground” was “renovated into modern cemetery” using federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor ca. 1936. The cemetery in question is likely that at 12150 Big Tree Rd.

    Floyd River – Sioux City IA

    Date added: August 19, 2014; Modified: September 29, 2014

    The WPA Floyd River Project involved paving the channel of the river as it passed through the stockyards. The stockyards provided thousands of jobs; they were a very strong economic force in Sioux City and the surrounding agricultural industry. The… read more

    "Locomotive Repair Operation"

    Post Office Mural – Renovo PA

    Date added: September 28, 2014; Modified: September 28, 2014

    The oil-on-canvas mural “Locomotive Repair Operation” was painted as a federal Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts project by Harold Lehman. The work was installed in the lobby of the then-new Renovo post office in 1943.

    "Good News"

    Post Office Bas Relief – Mercersburg PA

    Date added: September 28, 2014; Modified: September 28, 2014

    The plaster bas relief sculpture that hangs in the lobby of the Mercersburg, Pennsylvania post office is entitled “Good News.” The work was created by Joseph Nicolosi and installed at the post office in 1938.

    "Susquehanna Trail"

    Post Office Mural – Selinsgrove PA

    Date added: September 28, 2014; Modified: September 28, 2014

    The tempera-on-canvas mural “Susquehanna Trail” was painted as a federal Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts project by George Rickey. The work was installed in the lobby of the then-new Selinsgrove post office in 1939.

    "Carrying the Mail"

    Post Office Mural – Sellersville PA

    Date added: September 28, 2014; Modified: September 28, 2014

    The tempera-on-canvas mural “Susquehanna Trail” was painted as a federal Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts project by Harry Sternberg. The work was installed in the lobby of the then-new Sellersville post office in 1937.

    "Dr. Joseph Priestley"

    Post Office Bas Relief – Northumberland PA

    Date added: September 28, 2014; Modified: September 28, 2014

    The bas relief sculpture that hangs in the lobby of the Northumberland, Pennsylvania post office is entitled “Dr. Joseph Priestley.” Carved from red mahogany, the work was created by Dina Melicov and installed at the post office in 1942.