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Post Office – Hamilton MT

The historic post office building in Hamilton, Montana was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which is still in use today, was completed in 1941. A New Deal mural was installed in the lobby in 1942.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Post Office Mural – Hamilton MT

"Flat Head War Party"

The historic post office building in Hamilton, Montana houses an oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Flat Head War Party.” The federal Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts funded the work, painted by Henry Meloy and installed in 1942.

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Public Health Service Laboratory – Hamilton MT

The federal government under F.D.R. constructed a large new health research complex in Hamilton, Montana, with construction completed in 1940. The laboratory had originally been housed in a “two-story empty school building.” NIH: “After its successful work with spotted fever… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Administrative Buildings, Education and Health
Agency: Treasury Department

Recreation Projects – Hamilton MT

Montana’s Big Timber Pioneer newspaper discussed recent accomplishments of the National Youth Administration in Montana. Among the projects discussed: “Hamilton has a WPA-constructed play field to which the NYA has added a quarter-mile track. This winter there also will be… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: National Youth Administration (NYA)

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