Post Office Mural - Eldorado IL

City:: Eldorado, IL
Site Type:: Art Works, Murals
New Deal Agencies:: Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
Artist:: William S. Schwartz

Description

The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Mining in Illinois” painted by William Schwartz in 1937.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/sld014.htm https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=35932

Location Info

900 4th St.
Eldorado, IL 62930

Coordinates: 37.8121361, -88.43714

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Post Office - Eldorado IL

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One comment on “Post Office Mural – Eldorado IL”

phil smith June 3, 2016

My grandpa mined the coal in souther illinois about a century ago. I’m trying to find any of the Gwaltney family (mike or alice) and get their address/tele. no. been on the computer an hour.. everyone wants to charge me forty bucks for the info. where can i buy the white pages for el dorado or hamilton county, ill??? phil smith [email protected]

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One comment on “Post Office Mural – Eldorado IL”

phil smith June 3, 2016

My grandpa mined the coal in souther illinois about a century ago. I’m trying to find any of the Gwaltney family (mike or alice) and get their address/tele. no. been on the computer an hour.. everyone wants to charge me forty bucks for the info. where can i buy the white pages for el dorado or hamilton county, ill??? phil smith [email protected]