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  • Post Office Mural - Crown Point IN
    "From Such Beginnings Sprang the County of Lake, Indiana" is a mural created for the Crown Point, Indiana post office completed by George Melville Smith in 1938. The size of the mural is  11'10" x 4'8"and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Culver IN
    "The Arrival of the Mail in Culver" is a post office mural completed by Jessie Hull Mayer in 1938 under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The size of the mural is 10'6"x 4'6" and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Dunkirk IN
    "Preparations for Dunkirk Autumn Festival" is a post office mural completed by Frances Foy in 1941 under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The size of the mural is 13'7" x 4'6" and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Franklin IN
    This 1940 Section of Fine Arts mural "Local Industry" by Jean Swiggett was originally created for the old Franklin post office. The mural is 14'6" x 6' and the medium is oil on canvas. It was moved to this location when that post office was replaced.
  • Post Office Mural - Garrett IN
    "Clearing the Right of Way" is a post office mural completed by Joe Cox in 1938 under the auspices of the Section of Fine Arts. The size of the mural is 12'4"x 5' and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Gas City IN
    The historic post office in Gas City, Indiana houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Gas City in Boom Days," a Treasury Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural completed by William A. Dolwick in 1939. The size of the oil-on-canvas mural is 12'8"x 3'6".
  • Post Office Mural - Hobart IN
    The historic Hobart, Indiana post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Early Hobart," a 12-by-five-foot oil-on-canvas mural completed by William  A. Dolwick in 1938. The work was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Mural - Jasper IN
    "Indiana Farming Scene in Late Autumn" is a Section of Fine Arts mural completed by Jessie Hull Mayer in 1939. The size of the mural is 11'4" x 4' and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Knightstown IN
    The post office contains a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Raymond L. Morris entitled "The Evening Mail." The Mural portrays the evening post arriving by stage with a lot of motion, including a working man controlling the horses of the stage coach, children running from the front of the stage, and a well-dressed man raising his cane at the side. Lighting is sub-optimal for photography. Little is known about Raymond Morris, who was born in 1897 and painted in Indiana.
  • Post Office Mural - Lafayette IN
    "Rural Delivery" and "Sad News" are Section of Fine Arts murals completed by Henrik Martin Mayer in 1936. The mural is located in historic downtown post office in Lafayette. The two murals stands at 3' x 7'6". The medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Lagrange IN
    "The Corn School" is a Section of Fine Arts mural completed by Jessie Hull Mayer for the Lagrange post office in 1941. The size of the mural is 11'2" x 5'7" and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Liberty IN
    "Autumn Fields" is a Section of Fine Arts mural completed by Avery Johnson in 1939 for the Liberty post office. The size of the mural is 12'3" x 4'3" and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Ligonier IN
    "Cutting Timber" is a Section of Fine Arts mural completed by Fay E. Davis in 1940 for the Ligonier post office. The size of the mural is 13'11" x 5'3" and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Martinsville IN
    "The Arrival of the Mail" is a Section of Fine Arts mural completed by Alan Tompkins  in 1937 for the Martinsville post office. The size of the mural is 16' x 5'6" and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Martinsville IN
    The Arrival of the Mail is a post office mural completed by Alan Tompkins in 1937. The mural is located in the city of Martinsville. The size of the mural is 16' x 5'6" and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Middlebury IN
    The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Raymond Redell entitled "Early Middlebury Mail." The mural depicts early mail delivery in the form of the stagecoach speeding past a farm family waving at the coach with passengers returning their waves. There is a lot of motion in the work with the theme being quite common in PO murals. Raymond Redell worked principally in Wisconsin with little known work otherwise.
  • Post Office Mural - Monticello IN
    The historic post office in Monticello, Indiana a 1942 Section of Fine Arts mural by Marguerite Zorach entitled "Hay Making." The scene is that of an extended family “Making Hay”, loading cut and dried hay into the horse drawn cart with children playing in the foreground on either side, a young woman working alongside the men. The scene is completed by the farmland in the background. Although the scene is hard farm labor, the artist included a woman in the center of the work and 3 of the 4 children are girls, a female artist tending to include more women in...
  • Post Office Mural - Nappanee IN
    The post office contains a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Grant Christian entitled "Waiting for the Mail." Wistful scene of a young woman waiting for the mail at her front gate with her faithful dog with her. The trees are large and encompass the scene lending to the sense of protection. An older woman is looking at her possibly with concern in the background stopping her chore of sweeping, probably her mother. Edward Rowan with the Treasury Section evidently suggested that the dog be included to break up the long blank fence(Park and Markowitz). Little is known about Grant Christian,...
  • Post Office Mural - North Manchester IN
    "Indiana Farm - Sunday Afternoon" is a Section of Fine Arts mural completed by Alan Tompkins in 1938 for the North Manchester post office. The size of the mural is 9'6" x 4' and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Paoli IN
    "Rural Mail Carrier" is a Section of Fine Arts mural completed by Tom Rost in 1939 for the Paoli post office. The size of the mural is 12' x 5'3" and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Pendleton IN
    The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Loggers" painted by William F. Kaeser in 1939. The size of the mural is 12' x 5' and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Rensselaer IN
    "Receiving the Mail on the Farm" is a Section of Fine Arts mural completed by John E. Costigan in 1939 for the Rensselaer post office. The size of the mural is 12' x 4' and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Rockville IN
    "Landscape" is an example of New Deal artwork, completed by Milton Avery in 1939 under the auspices of the Section of Fine Arts. The oil-on-canvas mural measures 12' x 4'.
  • Post Office Mural - Spencer IN
    "Harvesting" is a Section of Fine Arts mural completed by Joseph Meert in 1940 for the Spencer post office. The size of the mural is 14' x 5' and the medium is tempera and oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Spencer IN
    Harvesting is a post office mural completed by Joseph Meert in 1940. The mural is located in the city of Spencer. The size of the mural is 14' x 5' and the medium is tempera and oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Tipton IN
    The historic Tipton post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Indiana Farming," a Section of Fine Arts post office mural completed by Donald M. Mattison in 1937. The size of the mural is 12' x 7' and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Mural - Union City IN
    The Union City post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Country Cousins," a Section of Fine Arts mural, completed by Donald M. Mattison in 1938. The size of the mural is 12' x 3' and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office Sculpture - Fowler IN
    Nat Warner completed the cast stone sculpture, "Rest During Prairie Plowing," in 1940. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is created for, and is still viewable in, the lobby of the Fowler post office.
  • Province Park - Franklin IN
    City park, formerly called Pioneer Park. The park includes the first cemetery plot in Franklin Township, with burials from the 1840s. Presumed attribution of the Creekside Shelter is confirmed by newspaper accounts at the time of construction.
  • Public Library - Cambridge City IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided funds and labor to construct parts of the library in 1936.
  • Public Library - Clinton IN
    This neoclassical building was completed with funds and labor provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
  • Public Library (demolished) - Kokomo IN
    The library was completed in 1936 with funds provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It has since been demolished.
  • Public Library (demolished) Improvements - Lawrenceburg IN
    After the Ohio River flood, in 1937 the Lawrenceburg public library—along with libraries in Aurora, Jeffersonville, and New Albany—were furnished with materials and labor by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in order to get facilities back in “good condition.” This library has been demolished.
  • Public Library (former) Repairs - Jeffersonville Township IN
    The library was built in 1904. It was repaired by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) after the Ohio River flood in 1937. By 1938, the library was re-opened to the public with flood damage reconditioning work by the WPA. The building has been altered by replacement windows, a north elevator addition, and replacement doors. The building has been restored recently and has had some stones and parts of stones replaced. The interior is mostly new to accommodate the special collections foundation that was the building''s tenant until recently. The building is presently vacant and looking for a new tenant.
  • Public Library Improvements - Aurora IN
    After the Ohio River Flood, the public library in Aurora—along with libraries in  Jeffersonville, Lawrenceville, and New Albany—were furnished with materials and labor to get facilities back in “good condition.” These were provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1937.
  • Public Library Improvements - New Albany IN
    After the Ohio River flood in 1937, the public library in New Albany—along with libraries in Aurora, Jeffersonville, and Lawrenceburg—was refurbished by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided materials and labor to get facilities back in “good condition.”
  • Purdue University - West Lafayette IN
    Multiple New Deal agencies: the Public Works Administration (P.W.A.), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.), Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), and National Youth Administration (N.Y.A.) left an indelible imprint on Purdue University with many notable construction and improvement projects. Robert Topping: Elliott once summarized federal grants and expenditures made since 1933, pat of the national effort to shore up the United States economy. The PWA, for example, had spent $700,000 toward construction of five new buildings—two units of the women's residence halls (Windsor Halls), the Executive Building (Hovde Hall of Administration), a fieldhouse and gymnasium (Lambert Fieldhouse), and an addition to the Purdue Memorial...
  • Purdue University Airport - West Lafayette IN
    Sometimes misattributed to the WPA, early development of this, the first university-owned airport in the country, was undertaken by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). FERA also built a hangar for the airport.
  • Rainbow Beach - Vincennes IN
    "The original Rainbow Beach was built in 1936 as a WPA project.  The current pool was built in 1970 and opened Memorial Day 1971."
  • Rice Island Park Shelter - Corydon IN
    The Works Progress Administration built a shelter in Rice Island park in Corydon IN. This event center was created on former school athletic fields.
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