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    Cemetery Improvements – Cardiff AL

    Date added: May 25, 2015; Modified: May 25, 2015

    The Civil Works Administration conducted improvement work at Cardiff Cemetery north of Cardiff, Alabama. CWA Project No. 37-C-162: completed. Work began Nov. 23, 1933.

    Street Improvements – Cardiff AL

    Date added: May 25, 2015

    The Civil Works Administration conducted a street improvement project in Cardiff, Alabama. CWA Project No. 37-C-162: completed. Work began Nov. 23, 1933.

    Street and Drain Improvements – Lipscomb AL

    Date added: May 25, 2015

    The Civil Works Administration conducted a street and drain improvement project in Lipscomb, Alabama. CWA Project No. 37-C-52: completed; “streets & drains”. Work began Nov. 27, 1933.

    Road Repairs – Leeds AL

    Date added: May 25, 2015; Modified: May 25, 2015

    The Civil Works Administration conducted multiple road repair projects in Leeds, Alabama. CWA Project No. 37-C-386: completed; “paved street repairs”. Work began Nov. 20, 1933. CWA Project No. 37-C-387: completed; a road repair project for what was then known as… read more

    World War Memorial Building – Montgomery AL

    Date added: May 24, 2015

    The World War Memorial Building, which houses the Alabama Department of Archives and History, “was completed in 1940 with the aid of WPA funds”. The Greek Revival-style building, designed by Warren, Knight, and Davis of Birmingham, is still in service.

    Forrest Cemetery Chapel – Gadsden AL

    Date added: May 24, 2015

    “FORREST CEMETERY CHAPEL, inside the main gate of Forrest Cemetery, W. side of 15th St. between Walnut and Chestnut Sts., was constructed as a WPA project. It was built by 20 workers who were unskilled at the beginning in this… read more

    "Gloried Be They..."

    Woodlawn High School Mural – Birmingham AL

    Date added: July 27, 2013; Modified: May 24, 2015

    This large WPA Federal Art Project mural by Richard Coe and Sidney Van Sheck was completed in 1936 and restored in 2009. The full inscription is “Gloried Be They Who Foresaking Unjust Riches Strive in Fulfillment of Humble Tasks for Peace… read more

    Bama Theatre – Tuscaloosa AL

    Date added: May 24, 2015

    Construction of the historic Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, Alabama was enabled by the provision of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the 1930s. The building was constructed as a combination “theatre/municipal auditorium” and “city hall, all under one roof.”… read more

    Engineering Building

    University of Alabama: Hardaway Hall – Tuscaloosa AL

    Date added: December 2, 2011; Modified: May 24, 2015

    Hardaway Hall is located on the University of Alabama campus on 7th Ave. It is the engineering building. “The new structure is T-shaped in plan, the front portion being 2 stories in height and the rear wing 1 story. On… read more

    Post Office Mural – Carrollton AL

    Date added: December 29, 2014; Modified: April 14, 2015

    The historic post office in Carrollton, Alabama houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Farm Scene with Senator Bankhead,” a mural painted by Stuart R. Purser. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

    "Local Agriculture--A.A.A 1939"

    Post Office (former) Mural – Oneonta AL

    Date added: October 6, 2012; Modified: March 13, 2015

    Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Local Agriculture–A.A.A 1939” painted by Aldis Browne in 1939. It still hangs in the old post office, now used by the Board of Education. “Browne’s Oneonta panel depicts a series of local scenes, all… read more

    Post Office (former) Mural – Phenix City AL

    Date added: October 6, 2012; Modified: March 13, 2015

    Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Cotton,” painted for the Phenix City post office by Kelly Fitzpatrick in 1939. The mural still hangs in the old post office. “The Phenix City panel was the second of two murals by Fitzpatrick,… read more

    "Harvest at Fort Payne"

    Hunt Hall Mural – Fort Payne AL

    Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: March 8, 2015

    This oil-on-canvas mural “Harvest at Fort Payne” was painted by Harwood Steiger in 1938. The mural was originally in the post office, then moved to the DeKalb County Courthouse in 1980 after a new post office was built. In 2001,… read more