• University of New Hampshire Murals - Durham NH
    "Three New Hampshire artists were hired to paint a series of murals for the University Library . These murals were painted under direction of Omer T. Lassonde, State Supervisor of the New Hampshire WPA Art Project. Today, the one remaining mural is in Room 141 of Hamilton-Smith Hall" (https://www.izaak.unh.edu). Each artist also wrote about his or her own work on the murals. Selections from these texts follow: The mural "Farming in New Hampshire" by George Lloyd was in the reserve room. Lloyd wrote: "This is a mural on farming in New Hampshire, It deals with the four seasons of the year—...
  • University of New Hampshire, Athletic Facilities - Durham NH
    "The recreational area known as Lewis Fields at the University of New Hampshire was begun in December of 1933 and finished in September of 1936. It was named for President Edward M. Lewis. The facility was built using funds from the various federal relief agencies set up to help alleviate unemployment during the Great Depression of the 1930's."  (https://www.izaak.unh.edu) Lewis Fields includes "six fields for football, soccer, and lacrosse, four baseball diamonds, a cinder track with a 220-yard straightaway, pits and runways for jumping and vaulting, fourteen composition and six clay tennis courts, concrete bleachers seating 1,750 spectators at baseball games...
  • University of New Hampshire, Swimming Pool - Durham NH
    This outdoor, one acre, "flow-through" pool was constructed by the WPA in 1937-38 on the UNH campus near the center of town. It has been a popular site ever since. This summer, the university announced plans to close the pool, but there is an ongoing, and growing effort to preserve this historic site.