Hyde Park post office mural
Description
The Hyde Park NY post office has murals covering all four walls painted by Olin Dows in 1941. Dows called the group of 19 panels, “Professions and Industries of Hyde Park.” He provided a guide to his murals in booklet form (shown below). The project was paid for by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
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Hyde Park post office
Hyde Park post office
Hyde Park post office
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Hyde Park post office
Hyde Park post office
Hyde Park post office
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Hyde Park post office
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Hyde Park post office mural
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Hyde Park post office
Hyde Park post office
Hyde Park post office
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Mural detail, Post office - Hyde Park NY
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Mural detail, Post office - Hyde Park NY
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Mural detail, Post office - Hyde Park NY
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Mural detail, Post office - Hyde Park NY
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Mural detail, Post office - Hyde Park NY
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Mural detail, Post office - Hyde Park NY
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Mural detail, Post office - Hyde Park NY
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Mural detail, Post office - Hyde Park NY
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Mural detail, Post office - Hyde Park NY
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Mural detail, Post office - Hyde Park NY
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Mural detail, Post office - Hyde Park NY
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Hyde Park Post Office Murals
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Dows pamphlet p1 - Hyde Park PO NY
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Dows pamphlet p2 - Hyde Park PO NY
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Dows pamphlet p3 - Hyde Park PO NY
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Dows pamphlet p4 - Hyde Park PO NY
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Dows pamphlet p5 - Hyde Park PO NY
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Dows pamphlet p6 - Hyde Park PO NY
Source notes
https://www.wpamurals.com/newyork.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_%28Hyde_Park,_New_York%29
Olin Dows, "Murals in the Hyde Park, New York Post Office" found at the site.
Project originally submitted by Shaina Potts on November 18, 2012.
Additional contributions by Maureen Budetti, Gray Brechin.
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