Galesburg IL Post Office
Agency: Treasury Department
Started: 1936
Completed: 1937
Quality of Information: Very Good
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
The post office in Galesburg was constructed in 1937 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Aaron Bohrod’s mural, “Breaking the Prairie–Log City, 1837,” painted for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.
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Galesburg IL Post Office Cornerstone
Source notes
http://www.savethepostoffice.com/node/9867 Personal visit on 1/12/2012 by David, Post Office Fans Illinois New Deal Post Office List (www.postofficefans.com) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz A Guide to Depression Era Art in Illinois Post Offices: [Pamphlet] Mary Emma Thompson, PH. D. Project information supplied by Post Office Fans
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