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Scottsboro Alabama Post Office

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Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 R1
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 R1

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

Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
Scottsboro AL Post Office 35768 Roger
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Scottsboro AL Art

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

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  • Personal visit by Roger
  • United States Postal Service

Cambridge Ohio Post Office

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Cambridge OH Post Office 43725 - Roger
Cambridge OH Post Office 43725 – Roger

ADDRESS: 954 Wheeling Avenue, Cambridge, Ohio, 43725

David,

This is not a New Deal post office; however, it is a beautiful building completed in 1914. There is history associated with this site (according to a postal worker here) in that John Glenn reportedly signed up to join the  US Army Air Corps after the attack on Pearl Harbor; the recruiting office was located in the post office.  There is a mural inside the post office; however, it was completed in 1970. The building has been renamed in honor of John Glenn who was born in Cambridge, OH.

Best regards,

Roger

Cambridge-Mural
Cambridge-Honor
Cambridge
Cambridge OH Post Office 43725 - Roger
Cambridge OH Post Office 43725 - Roger
Cambridge OH Post Office 43725 - Roger
Cambridge OH Post Office 43725 - Roger
Cambridge OH Post Office 43725 - Roger
Cambridge OH Post Office 43725 - Roger Full Mural
Cambridge OH Post Office 43725 - Roger Corner Stone
Cambridge OH Post Office 43725 - Roger

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  • Personal visit by Roger
  • United States Postal Service

Barnesville Ohio Post Office – Guest

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Barnesville OH Post Office 43713-Roger
Barnesville OH Post Office 43713-Roger

ADDRESS: 116 E. Church St., Barnesville, Ohio, 43713
ARTIST: Michael Aloysius Sarisky
TITLE: Airmail
MEDIUM: Mural
STATUS: The Barnesville post office is still an active, operating facility. However, the mural has been reported missing, lost or destroyed. It previously resided in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1937

Guest Post – Roger

David,

This active post office was completed in 1934.  The mural is missing and the employees that I spoke with inside do not know what happened to it.  I found an article about the missing mural and will send it to you.

The missing mural was named “Airmail” and was painted by Michael Sarisky in 1937; oil on canvas; commissioned by the Treasury of Fine Arts. Fairly busy post office in a nice town with a lot of history and annual events such as a Pumpkin Festival. Another wonderful building in Barnesville, Ohio.

Best Regards,
Roger

When I create an article such as this one and there is mystery around some fact or figure I like to tag the article with “HELP”. The mural is missing from this building and very little is known surrounding its disappearance.

I’ve written about this in other articles and from other states and hope to get the word out in case someone out there has more information about it. If you do, please contact us as we would love to learn more about it. I’m not interested in getting anyone in trouble, I just really want to learn more about it.

Thanks again Roger for great photos of the building.

Want to see your photos featured on Post Office Fans, please get in contact with us.

Barnesville OH Post Office43713-Roger
Barnesville OH Post Office Corner Stone 43713-Roger
Barnesville OH Post Office 43713-Roger
Barnesville OH Post Office 43713-Roger
Barnesville OH Post Office 43713-Roger

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