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Sabetha Kansas Post Office

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Sabetha KS Post Office 66534
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534

ADDRESS: 122 S 9th St, Sabetha, Kansas 66534
ARTIST: Albert T. Reid
TITLE: The Hare and the Tortoise
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals)
STATUS: The Sabetha post office is still an active, operating facility and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. The mural resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1937

Sabetha was the second stop with artwork during my summer 2022 visit. There were three I visited during this short trip. I was in Kansas for a family wedding.

David W. Gates Jr.

Sabetha KS Post Office 66534
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Cornerstone
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Lobby
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Signature
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Right
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Left
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Center
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Artifacts
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Horton Kansas Post Office

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Horton KS Post Office 66439
Horton KS Post Office 66439

ADDRESS: 825 1st Ave E, Horton, Kansas 66439
ARTIST: Kenneth Evett
TITLE: Picnic in Kansas and Changing Horses for the Pony Express
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals)
STATUS: The Horton post office is still an active, operating facility and the murals can be viewed by interested members of the public. The larger mural resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door. The second panel resides above the post office boxes on the other side of the lobby.
YEAR: 1939

In the summer of 2022 I attended a family in Kansas. During this trip I stopped at three post offices with artwork. Horton was the first one I viewed from Kansas. The two others I visited were Sabetha, and Seneca.

David W. Gates Jr.

Horton KS Post Office 66439
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Cornerstone
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Mural Right
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Mural Signature
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Mural Left
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Mural Center
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Lobby
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Mural
Horton KS Post Office 66439
Horton KS Post Office 66439
Horton KS Post Office 66439
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Second Mural
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Artifacts
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Second Mural Center
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Second Mura Left
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Second Mural Right
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Second Mural Signature
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Artifacts
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Artifacts
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Artifacts
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Artifacts
Horton KS Post Office 66439

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Martinez California Court Station Post Office – Guest

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Martinez California Court Station
Martinez California Court Station

ADDRESS: 815 Court St, Martinez, CA 94553
ARTIST: Maynard Dixon and Edith Hamlin
TITTLE: The Road to Eldorado
MEDIUM: Tempera on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Martinez post office is still an active operating facility. The mural resides in the lobby and can be viewed by interested members of the public.
YEAR: 1939

The Martinez Court Square Post Office is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been recently restored.  Unfortunately it was locked when I was there and couldn’t photograph the lobby and New Deal Mural.

Doug

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  • Personal visit July 2022 by Doug
  • United States Postal Service