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Barrier Canyon Mural – Price UT

A portion of Lynn Fausett’s  Barrier Canyon mural hangs in the Prehistoric Museum at Utah State University Eastern. It is part of an enormous, 82-foot canvas painting done by Fausett in 1940 under the auspices of the Works Projects Administration… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Fausett Mural Cycle – Price UT

Fausett mural cycle, last panel - Price UT

The Price UT Municipal Building contains an exceptional cycle of New Deal murals in the foyer of the public auditorium. The murals are four feet high and circle around the upper wall for about 200 feet  (800 square feet of… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Gordon Creek Bridge – Price UT

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a bridge across Gordon Creek outside Price, Utah. The exact location is unknown to Living New Deal, though we do believe the structure has since been replaced.

Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Hangar – Price UT

The Works Progress Administration constructed a hangar at the Carbon County Airport in Price, Utah. The quonset hut hangar (photograph above) appears to be the hangar in question: quonset hut style buildings were common at airports in the 1930s and 40s,… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Airports
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Mead’s Wash Bridge – Price UT

The Works Progress Administration constructed a bridge across Mead’s Wash in Price, Utah. The structure has almost certainly been replaced.

Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Municipal Building (City Hall & Auditorium) – Price UT

Municipal Building - Price UT

The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded half the cost of the handsome Municipal Building in Price UT, constructed in 1938-39.  The building includes city offices, a large auditorium and an enormous mural cycle by native son Lynn Fausett in the foyer of… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Auditoriums and Arenas, City and Town Halls
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Utah State University Eastern: Administration Building (demolished) – Price UT

The PWA built the three original buildings of Carbon Junior College, now Utah State University Eastern, from 1937-38. In 2015, the last of these original buildings was demolished. From “A Look Back at the Old SAC”: “Carbon College, created as… read more

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

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