"Iron Industry in Lehigh Valley"
"Iron Industry in Lehigh Valley"
Photo: Seth Gaines Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved. "Iron Industry in Lehigh Valley"
"Iron Industry in Lehigh Valley"
Description
The interior of the Allentown post office is a ten-panel series of murals produced in 1937-1938 by New York artist Gifford Reynolds Beal (1879-1956). Each deals with a theme from Allentown history. The murals are respectively titled:
- Cement Industry
- Departure of the Jordan Rifles
- Iron Industry in Lehigh Valley
- Kimmett’s Lock
- Lehigh County Barn Signs
- Liberty Bell
- Pennsylvania-German Riflemen
- The Walking Purchase
- Transportation
- Trout Hall
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"Trout Hall"
"Trout Hall"
Photo: Seth Gaines Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved. "Trout Hall"
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"The Walking Purchase"
"The Walking Purchase"
Photo: Seth Gaines Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved. "The Walking Purchase"
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"Liberty Bell"
"Liberty Bell"
Photo: Seth Gaines Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved. "Liberty Bell"
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"Pennsylvania-German Riflemen"
"Pennsylvania-German Riflemen"
Photo: Seth Gaines Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved. "Pennsylvania-German Riflemen"
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"Departure of the Jordan Rifles"
"Departure of the Jordan Rifles"
Photo: Seth Gaines Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved. "Departure of the Jordan Rifles"
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"Lehigh County Barn Signs"
"Lehigh County Barn Signs"
Photo: Seth Gaines Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved. "Lehigh County Barn Signs"
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"Transportation"
"Transportation"
Photo: Seth Gaines Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved. "Transportation"
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"Kimmett's Lock"
"Kimmett's Lock"
Photo: Seth Gaines Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved. "Kimmett's Lock"
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"Cement Industry"
"Cement Industry"
Photo: Seth Gaines Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved. "Cement Industry"
Source notes
http://www.allentownpa.gov/Play/History/Historical-Allentown
http://www.newdealartregistry.org/
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The Allentown Post Office was put up for sale in mid-2018.
oh no! I hope the murals remain intact