Post Office (former) Mural – Fresno CA
The painted, glazed ceramic tile mural titled “Grape Harvest” was made for the interior of the post office in 1942 by Henry Varnum Poor under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Mount Diablo State Park: Trails & Other Improvements – Mount Diablo CA
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked at Mount Diablo State Park for nine years, 1933-1942. Along with such notable features as the Summit Building, campgrounds and picnic areas (see linked project pages), the CCC ‘boys’ made many other improvements to the… read more
Roads and Trails – Death Valley National Park CA
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was present in the newly-minted Death Valley National Monument from 1933 to 1942. At the time, Death Valley had almost no developed roads or other infrastructure. So the CCC ‘boys’ laid out the basic… read more
Maritime Museum: Bufano Sculptures – San Francisco CA
Beniamino Bufano created two sculptures for the Maritime Museum in 1942 with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project. “Seal” is a red granite sculpture, and “Animal” a black one.
East Bay Regional Parks: CCC Camps – Berkeley and Oakland CA
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) set up five camps in the East Bay hills, starting in 1933-34 and carrying on until 1942. From those camps, the “CCC boys” set out into the newly-created East Bay regional parks to do a… read more