Completion Year: 1938

98 ft. Vierendeel pony truss bridge over the Verdugo wash constructed by the Army Corp. of Engineers.

A concrete bridge over the Verdugo Wash constructed by the Army Corp. of Engineers in 1938.

1 of 3 Vierendeel pony truss design bridges in the US. Built by the Army Corps. of Engineers in 1937. The bridge crosses the Verdugo Wash at Glenoaks Blvd.

This outdoor, one acre, "flow-through" pool was constructed by the WPA in 1937-38 on the UNH campus near the center of town. It has been a popular site ever since. This summer, the university announced plans to close the pool, but there is an ongoing, and growing effort to preserve this historic site.

The mural "Contemporary Life in Missouri" was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts for the then-new Marceline post office. It was completed in 1938. This is a dramatic mural depicting the work in this area of northern Missouri with extensive mining operations shown on the left, smoke billowing from the works, a large slag heap in the far background as well as behind the miners.  Farming is shown in the center and to the right of the mural, though the stumps of corn have a look of devastation.  Harvesting and shocks of corn are shown in the center and...

Originally the U.S. Customs House and Post Office, this imposing building was constructed in the mid 19th century by the U.S. Treasury Department. "In 1938, the building was renovated as part of a Works Progress Administration project to become Petersburg's City Hall, and retains that use today."

Originally known as the Plummer Park Community Clubhouse, the Great Hall/Long Hall was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938. It is the only New Deal structure located in West Hollywood, CA. Plummer Park was dedicated the same year by Los Angeles County in partnership with the WPA as part of county-wide efforts to increase public green space. "Formerly the homestead of Captain Eugene Plummer," historian Laura Dominguez notes, "the property was the last remnant of the pioneer family’s vast Rancho La Brea." The Great Hall/Long Hall's "Spanish Colonial Revival design, chosen to reflect Plummer Park’s heritage and link to the...

The mural "Tobacco," which hangs in the finance office in Reidsville's City Hall was painted by Gordon Samstag with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds. The building was formerly the city's post office.

The New Deal post office in Grants Pass contains two New Deal murals in the lobby.  "Rogue River Indians" was painted by Louis DeMott Bunce and "Early and Contemporary Industries" is the work of Eric Lamade. Both were created in 1938 under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

The Canyon, Texas post office mural "Strays," painted by Francis Ankrom, was sponsored by the Section of Fine Arts. The mural, which was completed and installed in 1938, went through multiple iterations of subject matter proposals and sketches before "Strays" was finalized. Project folders at the National Archives in College Park, MD show that Ankrom had sketched the following alternative ideas for the Canyon post office mural: "In Defense of the Mail," "Rout in Palo Duro," and "Onward Texas." These alternative visions are presented below.