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  • Post Office Mural - Clare MI
    The oil-on-canvas mural "The Mail Arrives in Clare—1871" was painted by Allan Thomas for the historic Clare post office. The work, which was sponsored by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, was installed in 1937.
  • Post Office Mural - Crystal Falls MI
    The oil-on-canvas mural "Extending the Frontier in Northwest Territory," painted by Allan Thomas, was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and installed in the lobby of the Crystal Falls, Michigan post office in 1938.
  • Post Office Mural - Eastpointe MI
    The historic Eastpointe post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Early Settlers," a tempera-on-canvas mural commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Mural - Eaton Rapids MI
    Boris Mestchersy painted the oil-on-canvas mural "Industry and Agriculture" in 1938. Viewable in the lobby of the historic Eaton Rapids post office, the work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Mural - Frankfort MI
    The historic post office in Frankfort, Michigan contains an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "On Board the Ferry Car (Ann Arbor #4, Feb. 14, 1923)." "The first thing you notice when walking into Frankfort's post office is the stately 1940s architecture. There are dark wood walls, marble floors and high ceilings. But there's also a mural that you just might miss if you don't happen to look above the postmaster's office door. The mural is about the size of a family dining table and it depicts an Ann Arbor car ferry as its crew battles a...
  • Post Office Mural - Fremont MI
    The historic post office in Fremont, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Pony Express" by Lumen Martin Winter. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Mural - Grand Ledge MI
    James Calder painted the oil-on-canvas mural "Waiting for the Mail" in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural hangs in the lobby of the historic Grand Lodge, Michigan post office.
  • Post Office Mural - Grayling MI
    The historic post office in Grayling, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: "The Lumber Camp" by Robert L. Lepper. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Mural - Greenville MI
    "Lumbering" John Thwaites painted this oil on canvas mural in 1940 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Greenville post office lobby.
  • Post Office Mural - Hart MI
    In 1940, Ruth Grotenrath painted this lush scene, highlighting the local dairy cows and horses, through the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP).
  • Post Office Mural - Howell MI
    "Rural Delivery" Jaroslaw Brozik completed this oil on canvas mural for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1941.
  • Post Office Mural - Lowell MI
    The historic post office in Lowell, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Lumbering in Early Lowell," a tempera mural by Alfred Sessler.
  • Post Office Mural - Manistique MI
    The historic post office in Manistique, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Logging," an oil-on-canvas mural by David Fredenthal. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Mural - Paw Paw MI
    The historic Paw Paw post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a 1940 Section of Fine Arts tempera mural by Carlos Lopez entitled "Bounty."
  • Post Office Mural - Rockford MI
    The historic Rockford post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: Pierre Bourdelle's 1940 mural, "Along the Furrows," commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Mural - Rogers City MI
    This oil-on-canvas mural, entitled "Harbor at Rogers City," was painted by James Calder and installed on September 16, 1941. Calder painted three post office murals in Michigan, including "St. Clair River" in St. Clair and "Waiting for the Mail" on the wall of the Grand Ledge Post Office, portraying a farm family anticipating their daily delivery.
  • Post Office Mural - Sandusky MI
    The historic post office in Sandusky, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Cattle Auctions," an oil and tempera mural by Frank Cassara. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Mural - St. Clair MI
    The mural "St. Clair River," installed in the lobby of the St. Clair, Michigan post office, was painted by James Calder. This was a Treasury Section of Fine Arts-funded project.
  • Post Office Mural (missing) - Wayne MI
    The historic post office in Wayne, Michigan housed an example of New Deal artwork: "Landscape near Wayne – 1876," a mural by Algot Stenbery. The 1939 work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Unfortunately, the whereabouts of the mural are presently unknown.
  • Post Office Murals - Hamtramck MI
    Schomer Lichtner painted three oil-on-canvas murals ("City Workers," "Farm Family," and "Products of Industry and Agriculture") in 1940, with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. They are viewable in the historic Hamtramck post office.
  • Post Office Murals - Iron Mountain MI
    The post office contains 5 oil on canvas panels by Vladimir Rousseff on the topic "Historical Treatment of Mail Transportation in the West." They were produced under both the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP). Two of the panels are pictured here: "Washing and Carrying Gold" and "Fighting Indians."
  • Post Office Relief - Iron River MI
    The wood carving, "Paul Bunyan Straightening Out the Round River," was created by Milton Horn in 1941 as a Section of Fine Arts-funded project. The sculpture hangs in the lobby of the Iron River, Michigan post office.
  • Post Office Relief - Traverse City MI
    The historic post office in Traverse City, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: "The Cherry Picker," a wood relief created by Marion Overby. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Sculpture - Highland Park MI
    "American Eagle" Medium: Stone
  • Post Office Sculpture - Munising MI
    The historic post office in Munising, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts plaster sculpture by Hugo Robus entitled "Chippewa Legend." Some sources call this work "Creation of the Islands."
  • Post Office Sculpture - Rochester MI
    "Communication" Medium: Cast stone
  • Post School Playground - Battle Creek MI
    In Battle Creek, Michigan the WPA undertook a $10,000 "project for construction of a playground in back of the Post school." The status and exact location of the then-Post School and the playground are presently unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Potter Park Zoo: Monkey Island (demolished) - Lansing MI
    "Monkey Island, (converted to a bighorn sheep exhibit in the 1990s, and now removed as of 2010), was constructed by the Works Progress Administration in 1936."
  • Powell Township School - Big Bay MI
    The historic Powell Township School in Big Bay, Michigan was constructed in 1938 as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project, after the prior school building burned down in 1936. The P.W.A. supplied a $45,000 grant toward the project, whose total cost was $104,045. P.W.A. Docket No. MI 1451 D. S.
  • Powers Hall (Central Michigan University) - Mt. Pleasant MI
    Powers Hall / Keeler Union on the campus of Central Michigan University was constructed during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $119,250 grant. Construction occurred between October 1938 and 1939. "Powers Hall, which now houses the history department, has undergone several major changes since it was first built as the combination student union and first men's residence hall on campus. Although the outside looks nearly the same, the inside would be completely unrecognizable to its original inhabitants. ... The building was funded through a Public Works Administration Grant, one of the programs...
  • Pullar Community Building - Sault Ste. Marie MI
    "Making the project possible was a bequest of $70,000 in the will of (late) Sophia Nolte Pullar. Her funds were largely used to build the Pullar" Community Building "in 1939 as a ... Public Works Administration project. The Pullar is one of the oldest artificial ice rinks still in operation in the United States." The P.W.A. supplied an $81,818 grant for the project, whose total cost was $164,653. PWA Docket No. MI 1628
  • Purcell Station Post Office - Plymouth MI
    The historic Purcell Station post office in Plymouth, Michigan was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1936. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
  • Purcell Station Post Office Mural - Plymouth MI
    The historic Purcell Station post office in Plymouth, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Plymouth Trail," by Carlos Lopez. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center - North Higgins Lake MI
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was very active in northern Michigan, planting trees, fighting fires and building recreation facilities in state parks.  There was a CCC camp at Higgins Lake.   The CCC built the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center next to North Higgins Lake State Park in 1939-42.  The conference center, which covers 32 acres on North Higgins Lake, had an earlier life as the Higgins Lake Conservation Training School, established in 1941.  The school was converted to a conference center in the 1990s. Several of the original buildings constructed by the CCC survive on the center's campus, but further verification...
  • Red Arrow Golf Course - Kalamazoo MI
    The WPA constructed this nine hole golf course in Kalamazoo in 1937. From the Kalamazoo Municipal Golf Association: “Red Arrow is a downtown community greenspace established in 1937 as part of the WPA’s Depression reconstruction efforts when workmen earned $15/week, although the first City Commission began acquiring land along the south bank of the river in 1885. Later foresight by succeeding commissions and the demise of the Michigan Buggy Co. in the 1920’s added remaining acreage. Aerial mapping now shows a green triangle of city parkland, forever commercially undevelopable to serve recreation needs of residents, organizations, and businesses. What began...
  • School Addition - Negaunee MI
    The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) enabled a large school addition project in Negaunee, Michigan. The P.W.A. supplied a grant of $108,000 for the project, whose total cost was $242,594. Construction occurred between 1936 and 1937. Living New Deal believes the building in question to be that which presently serves as Negaunee Middle School. P.W.A. Docket No. MI 1018
  • School Addition - Pellston MI
    A school addition was constructed in Pellston, Michigan as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied a $18,987 grant for the project, whose total cost was $42,118. The exact location and status of the facility is presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. MI 1575
  • School Additions - Dimondale MI
    Multiple school addition projects in Dimondale, Michigan were constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The first occurred in 1936; the second was completed in 1939. The exact location and status of the project is presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket Nos. MI 1121, 1654
  • Scout Barracks - Mackinac Island MI
    Located north of Fort Mackinac and at the east end of the Parade Ground, the historic Scout Barracks building was constructed by the Mackinac Island Civilian Conservation Corps unit in 1934.
  • Seney National Wildlife Refuge - Seney MI
    Seney National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the protection of migratory birds and other wildlife. It began under the Bureau of Biological Survey, which morphed into the US Fish & Wildlife Service in 1940. Under the reorganization all migratory bird preserves became national wildlife refuges. Seney NWR covers over 95,000 acres, of which 25,000 are wilderness.  The federal government purchased the land in the midst of the Great Depression because, as the official website puts it, "This is a land that was once heavily logged, burned, ditched, drained and cultivated. Despite repeated attempts, the...
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