Post Office – Preston ID

Post Office - Preston ID

The historic post office in Preston, Idaho was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1939. The building houses an example of New Deal artwork  and is still in use today.

Post Office Mural – Preston ID

Fitzgerald mural, "The Battle of Bear River" in post office - Preston ID

The Post Office in Preston, Idaho, features a New Deal mural painted by Edmond J. Fitzgerald. The oil-on-canvas mural is entitled “The Battle of Bear River”. It memorializes a notorious massacre of Shoshone people by a group of “California Volunteers”… read more