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Martinsville Indiana Post Office

October 30, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151

ADDRESS: 10 S Main St, Martinsville, Indiana 46151
ARTIST: Alan Tompkins
TITLE: The Arrival of the Mail
MEDIUM: (mural)
STATUS: The Martinsville 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: 1937

What luck to arrive early in the morning and the sun shinning brilliantly on the front of the building. This is my favorite time and setting to photograph the buildings. Love the deep blue skies in the background.

I was here on a Sunday and they do not keep the lobby open. I’ll need to return at a future date to enjoy the mural.

Update

I’m grateful to have been able to re-visit this one again for mural photos. I’m glad I returned as this one also has some great historical photographs on the wall in the lobby. Wonderful to see these.

David W. Gates Jr.

Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Cornerstone
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Lobby
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Mural Center
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Mural Left Side
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Mural Right
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Mural Signature
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Artifacts
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Artifacts
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Artifacts
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Artifacts

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

Sources

  • Personal visit on 10/17/21 about 9:04 AM and 02/23/2022 about 9:28 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
  • Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
  • (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover]  Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
  • United States Postal Service

Filed Under: Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, Indiana, New Deal, Post Office Tagged With: Alan Tompkins, Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, Indiana, New Deal, Post Office

Huntingburg Indiana Post Office

October 28, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

Huntingburg IN Post Office 47542
Huntingburg IN Post Office 47542

ADDRESS: 410 N Jackson St, Huntingburg, Indiana 47542

Huntingburg was another stop during my October 17, 2021 road trip. Nice fall weather for photographing post office buildings.

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

  • Personal visit on 10/17/21 about 11:38 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service

Filed Under: Indiana, Post Office Tagged With: Indiana, Post Office

Bloomfield Indiana Post Office

October 23, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424

ADDRESS: 55 N. Washington St., Bloomfield, Indiana 47424
ARTIST: Lilian Swann Saarinen
TITLE: Waiting for the Mail
MEDIUM: Terra-cotta (relief)
STATUS: The Bloomfield post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the retail section of the lobby on a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1941

Bloomfield was the perfect visit in terms of lighting, timing, no cars or people and for external images. That red and tan against the deep blue skies made for some amazing photos.

This my friends is my ideal picture of a classic post office building photo. I wish every image I had was this perfect.

Update:

I’m grateful to have been able to re-visit this one during business hours and get better photos of the relief. I’m a happy guy now!

David W. Gates Jr.

Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Cornerstone
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Lobby
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Artifact
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief

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

Sources

  • Personal visit on 10/17/21 about 2:50 PM and 02/23/2022 about 10:55 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
  • Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
  • (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover]  Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
  • United States Postal Service
  • Lynn’s Stamp News: Artwork Surprise at Rural Post Office.

Filed Under: Artifacts, Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, Indiana, New Deal, Post Office Tagged With: Artifacts, Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, Indiana, Lilian Swann Saarien, New Deal, Post Office

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