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  • Post Office Mural - Tunkhannock PA
    The oil-on-canvas mural "Defenders of the Wyoming Country—1778" was painted as a federal Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts project by Ethel V. Ashton. The work was installed in the lobby of the then-new Tunkhannock post office in 1941.
  • Post Office Mural - Vandergrift PA
    Fred Hogg, Jr. completed this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Railroad Postal Service," in 1939 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the library.
  • Post Office Mural - Wayne PA
    The historic post office building in Wayne, Pennsylvania houses a New Deal mural funded by the Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts. The oil-on-canvas mural "Anthony Wayne," painted by Alfred D. Crimi, was completed in 1941 and is viewable in the post office lobby.
  • Post Office Murals - Allentown PA
    The interior of the Allentown post office is a ten-panel series of murals produced in 1937-1938 by New York artist Gifford Reynolds Beal (1879-1956). Each deals with a theme from Allentown history. The murals are respectively titled: Cement Industry Departure of the Jordan Rifles Iron Industry in Lehigh Valley Kimmett's Lock Lehigh County Barn Signs Liberty Bell Pennsylvania-German Riflemen The Walking Purchase Transportation Trout Hall
  • Post Office Murals - Altoona PA
    The murals "Growth of the Road" and "Pioneers of Altoona" by Lorin Thompson were completed with the help of Treasury Relief Art Projecct funds in 1938.
  • Post Office Murals - Honesdale PA
    The historic Honesdale post office houses an impressive set of New Deal murals. The works, respectively titled "Canal Boat," "Clearing the Wilderness," "Coal," "Gravity Railroad," and "Visit by Washington Irving," were installed by artist Walter Gardner in 1937, under the auspices of the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP). Each oil-on-canvas panel depicts a scene from local history. The murals occupy three walls of the customer lobby, including the space above and around the front entrance to the building. The Wayne Independent, Jan. 1937 (article copied/typewritten in display panel at P.O.): The walls of the lobby of the Honesdale Post Office have been decorated...
  • Post Office Murals - Jeannette PA
    Alexander J. Kostellow painted these oil-on-canvas murals, entitled "Battle of Bushy Run" and "Glass Industry," in 1938, based on designs by Frank T. Olson and funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. They are viewable in the Jeannette post office lobby. "THE POST OFFICE MURAL in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, was the design of one artist and the product of another. The Battle of Bushy Run was originally conceptualized, researched and drawn by T. Frank Olson , who died only days after his designs were approved by Washington, DC. The son of Norwegian immigrants, T. Frank Olson travelled to Bergen, Norway in...
  • Post Office Murals - Norristown PA
    The historic post office building in Norristown, Pennsylvania houses two New Deal murals: "Local Industry" and "U.S. Mail." The works, which were sponsored by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts, were painted by Paul Mays and installed in the post office lobby in 1936.
  • Post Office Murals - Scottdale PA
    The historic post office in Scottdale, Pennsylvania houses examples of New Deal artwork: “Local Life and Industries,” painted by Harry William Scheuch in 1937. The oil-on-canvas works were commissioned by the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP).
  • Post Office Relief - Bloomsburg PA
    This Section of Fine Arts-funded walnut wood relief titled "Pennsylvania Farming" was carved by Roy King and installed in the post office lobby in 1937.
  • Post Office Relief - Clarks Summit PA
    The historic Clarks Summit post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Communication by Mail," an aluminum relief sponsored by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was created by artist Harry P. Camden in 1939.
  • Post Office Relief - Conshohocken PA
    “Steel Workers,” a Section of Fine Arts wood relief carved by Robert I. Russin, hangs in the lobby. It was installed in 1942.
  • Post Office Relief - Drexel Hill PA
    This wood carving "Aborigines," located in the lobby of the historic Drexel Hill post office, was created by Concetta Scaravaglione in 1942. The work was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Relief - Ford City PA
    The Post Office in Ford City houses a New Deal artwork titled "Glass Making" by Josephine Mather. The ivory colored bas relief was made using Carrara structural glass.
  • Post Office Relief - Girard PA
    The historic post office in Girard, Pennsylvania houses an example of New Deal artwork: a wood relief entitled "Vacation Time." The work was created by Janet De Coux in 1942. Commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts, the relief is currently in storage.
  • Post Office Relief - Lititz PA
    A 1941 Section of Fine Arts-funded wooden relief titled "The Moravian Communion – Lititz Springs Picnic" was carved by Joseph Nicolosi and hangs in the post office lobby.
  • Post Office Relief - North East PA
    "The Town Crier" is a cast stone relief that was installed in the old North East post office in October 1936. It was carved by New York sculptor Leo Lentelli and funded by the Section of Fine Arts program. The relief now hangs in the current North East post office lobby, where the wall was specially reinforced for the work's installation. A plaque in the lobby states: "The 6 foot by 3 foot relief sculpture was commissioned for the new North East post office in 1936. It originally hung on the west wall over the Postmaster's door."
  • Post Office Relief - Turtle Creek PA
    The historic post office in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania houses an example of New Deal artwork, "Treaty of William Penn and the Indians," a wood relief created by Mildred Jerome in 1939. The work was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Relief (destroyed) - Wyomissing PA
    The historic former post office in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania housed an example of New Deal artwork: a terra cotta relief entitled "Industry." The work, which had been commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts, was created by Cesare Stea in 1941. Unfortunately, both the post office and the relief were destroyed by a natural gas explosion in 1979.
  • Post Office Reliefs - Pittston PA
    This 1925 post office contains a set of three limestone reliefs by Marion Walton, funded by the Section of Fine Arts in 1942. The sculptures are titled "Indian," "Campbell's Ledge" and "Mine Elevator."
  • Post Office Sculpture - Northampton PA
    The historic Northampton post office building houses an example of New Deal artwork: the cast-stone sculpture entitled "Physical Changes of the Postman through the Ages," by Maurice Glickman, was created with federal Treasury of Fine Arts funds during the Great Depression.
  • Post Office Sculpture - Union City PA
    The post office building in Union City, Pennsylvania houses an example of New Deal artwork: "The Lumberman," a relief sculpture commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was completed by Vincent Glinsky in 1939 for the then-new post office in Union City, which has since been demolished.
  • Post Office Wood Carving - Swarthmore PA
    The wood carving "The Spirit of the Post," by Milton Horn, was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds. It resides in the lobby of the historic Swarthmore post office.
  • Potter County Courthouse Renovations - Coudersport PA
    Coudersport, Pennsylvania's historic Potter County Courthouse "was renovated by the Civil Works Administration in the winter of 1933–34."
  • Power Plant (LHU; demolished) - Lock Haven PA
    Lock Haven University's former power plant building was one of several facilities constructed during the late 1930s with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. It has since been demolished.
  • Price Auditorium (LHU) - Lock Haven PA
    Lock Haven University's Price Auditorium was one of several facilities constructed during the late 1930s with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building is still in service.
  • Promised Land State Park - Greentown PA
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to develop Promised Land State Park during the 1930s. Among other work the CCC constructed cabins and blazed trails. "Nestled within evergreens and adjacent to Lower Lake, the Bear Wallow Cabin Colony has 12 rustic rental cabins that were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s."
  • Prospect School (former) Addition - Pittsburgh PA
    Pittsburgh's historic Prospect Junior High and Elementary School building dates to 1931. However, an addition to the building was built in 1936-8 as a New Deal project: the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $154,980 grant for the project, whose total cost was $390,249. According to the Pittsburgh Press: "The addition will be three stories with a basement and sub-basement, and will provide gymnasiums, swimming pool, auditorium, filter rooms, locker rooms, fan room, social rooms and other facilities." Regarding the school, Wikipedia states: "It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The school closed in 2006, and the building has since...
  • Pymatuning Lake Park Development - Crawford County PA and Ashtabula County OH
    The dam creating this reservoir was undertaken in 1931-32, creating a new body of water that stretched between Crawford County in Pennsylvania and Ashtabula County in Ohio. The adjacent parks and improvements in Ohio and Pennsylvania were a Civilian Conservation Corps project completed in 1938. Pymantuning Lake is the largest lake in Pennsylvania.
  • Raccoon Creek State Park - Hookstown PA
    "In the 1930s, the National Park Service created the Raccoon Creek National Recreation Demonstration Area. Men from the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the recreation facilities of the park and did conservation work on park lands." "The National Park Service built five Recreation Demonstration Areas through CCC and WPA labor. Near big cities to provide open-air recreation for urban dwellers, the areas were Blue Knob, Hickory Run, French Creek, Laurel Hill and Raccoon Creek. In 1945, these parks were given to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and became state parks." The CCC Camp itself is now listed...
  • Ralph Stover State Park - Pipersville PA
    Ralph Stover State Park in Bucks County, Pennsylvania is a popular destination in whitewater kayaking and rock climbing. "In 1931, the Stover heirs gave this property to the Commonwealth for use as a state park. Recreational facilities were opened in 1935 after development by the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA)."   (https://www.delawareandlehigh.org)
  • Reading Company Yard Filling - Philadelphia PA
    WPA workers filled the Reading Company yard at N 3rd St. and W Berks St. in Philadelphia in late 1935.
  • Reading Fire Department EMS Station - Reading PA
    The Reading Fire Department EMS Station was built as a New Deal project: the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $33,789 grant for the project, whose total cost was $69,493. A 1939 cornerstone can be found at the northeast corner. The facility was dedicated October 9, 1939. PWA Docket No. PA 2134
  • Reading Regional Airport Improvements - Reading PA
    The New Deal had an impact on the development of Reading Regional Airport. Reading Eagle: The Work Projects Administration (WPA) "built terminal buildings and created runways for Reading Regional Airport in 1941." The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a grant for airport improvements as well: PWA Docket No. PA 2135
  • Reed Operations Center - Shippensburg PA
    Shippensburg University's Reed Operations Center was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project in 1938. It was formerly known as the Utility Building.
  • Reservoir (former) - Reading PA
    A reservoir serving Reading, Pennsylvania was constructed during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The reservoir has since been demolished. Reading Times: "he new concrete reservoir on Mt. Penn, at the head of Green street ... is 70 percent completed, with only 60 percent of the allotted time used up. September 26 is completion date, but it likely will be finished before that time. The basin is a PWA - sponsored project. The reservoir, which will hold 3,300,000 gallons, is of concrete, the sides heavily reinforced by concrete buttress walls on the inside. At...
  • Reservoir Park Bandshell - Harrisburg PA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed Harrisburg's Reservoir Park Bandshell, also known as the Ralph Feldser Memorial Band Shell, ca. 1939-40. "The erection of a bandshell was part of a $290,000 grant for area park improvements."
  • Reservoir Park Staircase (no longer extant) - Harrisburg PA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a rustic staircase from Market St. and S. 23rd St. up into Reservoir Park. The surrounding slope was strengthened with stone and planted to protect against erosion. The staircase appears to be no longer extant.
  • Retaining Wall - Berwick PA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a retaining wall on the north side of U.S. 11 in Berwick, Pennsylvania, east of Stone Church Road. One of the stones is inscribed "W.P.A. 1939".
  • Richard Allen Homes - Philadelphia PA
    "Richard Allen Homes, named after the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a housing project in lower North Philadelphia that was funded by the U.S. Housing Authority under the Housing Act of 1937." ("The USHA reported directly to Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes, who had supervised the PWA. This meant that the new housing program was administered under the same general policies as the old PWA program.")
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