Post offices with artifacts

Greenville Kentucky Post Office – Guest

May 24, 2019 By Roger

ADDRESS: 102 Court St., Greenville, Kentucky, 42345
ARTIST: Allan Gould
TITLE: Source of Power
MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas
STATUS: The mural resides in the lobby above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940

Another Awesome guest post from Roger, and our first Kentucky, Mural here for Post Office Fans.

Thank you for sharing.

Hi David,

You’ll see that I placed a few photos on Twitter from visits to the post offices in Greenville, KY; Princeton, KY; and Osceola, AR. Via email I’ll send you additional photos that you may post on your website. Attached to this email are more photos from the Greenville KY post office. The statue of the boy saluting the flag is located directly outside the post office building; it’s very cool.

Roger

Sources:

Personal visit by Roger 2019
United States Postal Service
(affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz

Former Woodstock Illinois Post Office

November 10, 2018 By David W. Gates Jr.

ADDRESS: 124 S Johnson St., Woodstock, Illinois, 60098

Do you ever take a picture and say to yourself, “I”ll get around to writing about it soon”? Well that was the case when I took this photo of the former Woodstock, Illinois Post Office. I originally took this photo almost a year ago, got busy and forgot to post it.

As the saying goes, better late than never. Enjoy

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

Personal visit December 2017 by David W. Gates Jr.
Home State Bank (https://www.homestbk.com)

Scottsboro Alabama Post Office

October 8, 2018 By Roger

ADDRESS: 101 S. Market St., Scottsboro, Alabama, 35768
ARTIST: Constance Ortmayer
TITLE: Alabama Agriculture
MEDIUM: Plaster (cast/relief)
STATUS: The Scottsboro post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the pubic. The relief resides in the lobby above the postmaster’s door.
Year: 1940

David,

The current Scottsboro, Alabama post office is a nice example of a New Deal post office. Section of Fine Arts three section plaster relief entitled “Alabama Agriculture” installed in 1940 by Constance Ortmayer. The building was completed in 1938. The folks at the post office had some great photographs of the building being constructed. Some say the early spark of the Civil Rights movement started at the Scottsboro Courthouse during the trials of The Scottsboro Boys in the 1930s. The Courthouse is located a short walk from the post office.

The juxtaposition of the horse & cart with the automobile is a good example of the ongoing growth of the automobile in the 1930s.

Best regards,

Roger