ADDRESS: 201 W Washington St., Princeton, KY 42445
ARTIST: Robert Purdy
TITLE: Kentucky Tobacco Field
MEDIUM: Mural, oil on canvas
STATUS: The Post Office in Princeton is still active and the mural is viewable by the public. It resides in the lobby above the postmasters door.
YEAR: 1938
David,
I believe I forgot to forward the photos from Princeton, KY. Scenes from harvesting Tobacco in Kentucky. This was taken during the same trip in May when I visited Greenville, KY (photos already posted).
Roger
Sources
- Personal visit 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