The historic post office in Drumright, Oklahoma houses an oil-on-canvas mural by Frank Long. The work, entitled “Oklahoma Land Rush,” was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and installed in the post office lobby in 1941, where it… read more
The historic post office in Hollis, Oklahoma houses a New Deal mural entitled “Planning the Route,” commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The Lloyd Goff work was completed and installed in the lobby of the post office in… read more
The mural “Prairie Fire” was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The tempera work was completed by Ethel Magafan and installed in the lobby of the historic Madill post office in 1941. It is still visible today.
The mural “Chicksaw Family Making Pah Sho Fah” was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was completed and installed in the lobby of the historic Marietta post office in 1942. The mural was restored twice,… read more
The oil-on-canvas mural “Cattle Days” was painted in 1942 by Lew E. Davis for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural hangs in the lobby of the historic post office in Marlow, Oklahoma. It shows four cowboys in a corral… read more
The historic post office in Nowata, Oklahoma houses New Deal artwork. The tempera mural, entitled “Rainbow Trail,” was completed by Woodrow Crumbo and installed in the post office lobby in 1943, where it is still on display today.
The post office contains a 1941 Section of Fine Arts mural “Grand Council of 1842” painted by Richard West. This work is a work having a rather flat perspective by West depicting the Grand Council of 1842, probably 1843 which… read more
The oil-on-canvas mural “Osage Treaties” was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was completed by Olive Rush and installed in the historic post office building in Pawhuska, Oklahoma in 1938. The work is still visible… read more
The post office contains a 1940 Treasury Section mural “Cotton” painted by Joan Cunningham. The image is a multi-scene view of cotton production that shows a large number of people involved in various aspects of production and shipping, the emphasis… read more
This dramatic New Deal mural was painted by Fred Conway in 1940. It was one of the winners of the Treasury Section’s 48-State Competition Post Office Murals. Interestingly, this mural was initially slated to go into the Jackson, MO PO,… read more
The post office contains a 1940 Section of Fine Arts mural by Vance Kirkland entitled “The Opening of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Country.”
Acee Blue Eagle completed this oil-on-canvas mural, entitled “Seminole Indian Village Scene,” in 1939 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Seminole post office lobby.
The post office in Stilwell, Oklahoma houses a 1942 Section of Fine Arts mural by Olga Mohr. The oil-on-canvas mural is entitled “Cherokee Indian Farming and Animal Husbandry.”
The mural “Romance of the Mail” was completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1941, when it was installed in in Sulphur, Oklahoma’s historic post office building. The mural was restored in 2006.
The historic post office in Watonga, Oklahoma houses New Deal artwork. The oil-on-canvas mural, entitled “Roman Nose Canyon,” was completed by Edith Mahier in 1941 and installed in the post office lobby, where it is still viewable today. From the National… read more
The historic post office in Waurika, Oklahoma houses New Deal artwork. The oil-on-canvasmural, entitled “Wild Geese,” was completed by Theodore Van Soelen in 1939 and installed in the post office lobby, where it is still viewable today.
The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Oscar Berninghaus entitled “Terminus of the Railroad, 1898-1901.” The railroad ended at Weatherford from 1898-1901 and this work depicts the station, a train engine, and surrounding covered wagons… read more
The historic post office in Wewoka, Oklahoma houses New Deal artwork. The oil-on-canvas mural, entitled “Historical Background of Wewoka,” was completed by Marjorie Clarke and installed in the post office lobby in 1941, where it is still viewable today. The mural… read more
The mural “The Run—April 22, 1889” was completed in 1941 with New Deal funds. Painted for the town’s historic New Deal post office building, the mural has since been relocated to the current postal facility in Yukon.
The oil-on-canvas mural “Range Branding Down by the Big Tank” was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was completed by Thomas M. Stell, Jr. and installed in the historic post office building in Perry, Oklahoma in… read more
The post office contains two sets of three murals each by Randall Davey. The murals were painted in 1941 with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. In these murals, Randall Davey portrayed the history of the Cherokee Nation… read more
A 1939 PWA project involved a significant extension of the Perry power plant designed to double the city’s electricity output. Pre-work estimates put the cost of the project at $75,000, with $45,000 to be provided by the federal government. Exact… read more
This is a one-story building made of cut, coursed and rusticated buff colored native stone, with large fixed-pane windows. At the back, two windows are glass block. The building is rectangular, with a projected front. It stands at the northwest… read more
In 1936 the National Youth Administration (NYA) constructed the Broken Bow High School building. It was later renovated in order to house the new Broken Bow Public Library which moved into the NYA building in 1990. A cornerstone located to… read more
“[I]n 1937 a new library was constructed under the Workers [sic] Progress Administration. An addition was added to the library in the 1960’s. Okemah Public Library is still located in this historic rock building. The library is located by scenic… read more
The Works Progress Administration built a library in Yale, OK in 1938. Contributor note: “This building screams ‘WPA’ so we had to climb the stairs and investigate. Sure enough, there was the iconic bronze shield showing WPA 1938 at the top… read more
“A mix of one and two stories, the Purcell City Hall is rectangular (30′ x 121′) and is constructed of buff brick laid with a running bond. The roof is flat with parapets capped with cut limestone… A limestone crest… read more
“Quartz Mountain State Park (since 2002 called Quartz Mountain Nature Park) is one of ten original sites contemplated by the Oklahoma legislature in 1935, when it appropriated twenty-five thousand dollars to create a State Park Commission to work with the… read more
“Many school districts believe WPA buildings are still valuable. In Rattan, an old building built by WPA workers was refurbished in 2000 for additional classrooms for the growing school system. The Rattan WPA building is a native stone building. Some… read more
The Works Progress Administration built the Red Hill Park Picnic Pavilion in Purcell OK. According to the Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory, “The Red Hill Park Pavilion is significant because it is the only intact structure remaining of a remarkable recreational facility created by… read more
The Works Progress Administration built a culvert on Reno Ave in Harrah, in 1941. Contributor note: “This culvert handles water run-off frm the drainage ditch on the north side of Reno Avenue. The water runs through the culvert north-south under Reno… read more
“The east end of Choctaw Street abuts with Bluff Avenue. Since the elevation of Choctaw is lower than Bluff, it was necessary to construct a bridge-like divider which begins about 200 ft. north of Choctaw and extends about 100 ft…. read more
Richards Hall is a PWA building constructed to house the University of Oklahoma’s zoology and micro-biology department in 1935-37. Designed by Univ of Oklahoma architectural professor Joseph Smay, it includes numerous bas reliefs of aspects of Zoology. It was the… read more
The Works Progress Administration built dams at the Robber’s Cave State Park. The dams formed Lake Carlton, adjacent to the camping facilities built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Contributor note: “The CCC built the park between 1933 and 1941 with… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps built recreation facilities at the Robber’s Cave State Park. “Located four miles north of Wilburton on State Highway 2, Robbers Cave State Park, originally Latimer State Park (name changed in 1936), encompasses more than eight thousand… read more
“At the corner of 9th and Louisiana stands an L-shaped school constructed of buff brick in the Spanish Colonial style. A name block under a stepped parapet at the center of the facade reads ‘ROBERT E. LEE SCHOOL.’ “On the… read more
The stunning Rock Creek Bridge, located in southeastern Pittsburgh County, Oklahoma, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Carrying ‘N 409 Rd.’ across Rock Creek, the structure lies approximately 9 miles SSE of Blanco, and just west of… read more
The Works Progress Administration built the Rocky Public School – Rocky OK Contributor note: “Rocky’s Orange Blossom School was first established in 1904 with the consolidation of several small schools in nearby towns. The first wood school was lost to… read more
Roman Nose State Park was created with extensive CCC work from 1935 to 1937. From Wayfinding.com: Henry Caruthers Roman Nose was a chief of the southern Cheyenne. Born in 1856, this 600 acres was his federal allotment. He lived here… read more
Roosevelt, later renamed to Ron Stephens after the second Oklahoma Works Progress Administration (WPA) director, located between 13th and 14th street in Lawton Oklahoma was completed in 1936 by the WPA. Using funds of $72,332 it became the pet project… read more
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
