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ADDRESS: 2243 S., Main St., Blakely, Georiga 39823
ARTIST: Daniel Putnam Brinley
TITLE: The Land Is Bought from the Indian’s
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Blakely post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1936

Blakely was built in 1936. What a great looking building and mural.

Thanks Doug,

Sources

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