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Located at Post Office - Milford NH (2 Projects)

Post Office Mural – Milford NH

"Lumberman Log-Rolling"

"Lumberman Log-Rolling"

"Lumberman Log-Rolling"

Photo: Jimmy Emerson, DVM Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.

"Lumberman Log-Rolling"

"Lumberman Log-Rolling"

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
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Description

An oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Lumberman Log-Rolling” was painted for the Milford, New Hampshire post office in 1940 by Philip Von Saltza.  Mr. Von Saltza received $700 for his efforts according to the project’s contract dated April 15, 1940.  The mural was completed and installed by the end of August.

Source notes

http://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/288547809/in/photostream/
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: http://www.newdealartregistry.org/

National Archives Record Group 121, Entry 133: Case Files Concerning Embellishments of Federal Buildings, Box 66, Milford, NH folder.

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Location Info

12 Mont Vernon Street
Milford, NH 01581

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 42.837094, -71.649990

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