• Post Office - Russellville AL
    The historic post office in Russellville, Alabama was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service today.
  • Post Office Mural - Russellville AL
    A Section of Fine Arts fresco entitled "Shipment of the First Iron Produced in Russellville" was painted for the Russellville, Alabama post office in 1938 by Conrad A. Albrizzio. "The mural for Russellville turned out to be one of the most controversial in Alabama. Albrizzio submitted two sketches of local industry shortly after he was invited to undertake the commission. The Section office chose the scene of a local quarry over that of an early iron mine. The Section apparently made their decision in early July 1937 and by the end of the month they had received numerous telegrams in protest...