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Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office – Part 5

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Saint Louis (Main) MO Post Office 63155
Saint Louis (Main) MO Post Office 63155

ADDRESS: 1720 Market Street, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63155
TITLE: George Rogers Clark and Daniel Boone
ARTIST: Mitchell Siporin
TYPE: Mural
STATUS: The mural resides on the wall in the lobby.
YEAR: 1942

Welcome to part 5 of a 10 part series featuring the Saint Louis main post office. For the past 4 days we have been showcasing the murals inside this mammoth building. Since there are over 9 murals I’ve decided to highlight them each individually.  Today’s mural is titled “George Rogers Clark and Daniel Boone” and was done by Mitchell Sporin.

The first group in this panel portrays the defense of St. Louis against the British attack of 1780. In the center group, the portrait of George Rogers Clark with his men symbolize the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This expedition is credited with the effective defense of St. Louis.

The last group in the panel depicts the migration of Daniel Boon and his family from Kentucky into Missouri. The center figure in this group is a portrait of Daniel Boon.

Tune in tomorrow for the next mural titled “Pre-Civil War”

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David W. Gates Jr.

Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural George Rogers Clark and Daniel Boone Plaque
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural George Rogers Clark and Daniel Boone Right Side
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural George Rogers Clark and Daniel Boone Centerr
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural George Rogers Clark and Daniel Boone Left Side
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural George Rogers Clark and Daniel Boone
Saint Louis (Main) Missouri Post Office 63155

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Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office – Part 4

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Saint Louis (Main) MO Post Office 63155
Saint Louis (Main) MO Post Office 63155

ADDRESS: 1720 Market Street, Saint Louis, 63155
TITLE: The Territory of Missouri
ARTIST: Mitchell Siporin
TYPE: Mural
STATUS: The mural resides on the wall in the lobby.
YEAR: 1942

Welcome to part 4 of a 10 part series featuring the Saint Louis main post office. For the past few days we have been showcasing the murals inside this mammoth building. Since there are over 9 murals I’ve decided to highlight them each individually.  Today’s mural is titled “The Territory of Missouri” and was done by Mitchell Sporin.

This panel begins with the first United Sates Post Office established in St. Louis in 1804. Colonel Rufus Easton, the first postmaster, is portrayed receiving bags of mail from across the river. Arriving on the same flatboats are settlers and their slaves from Virgina and Kentucky to the Missouri territory.

To the right is Captain Amos Stoddard, presiding at the famous ceremony of the purchase of the Missouri territory by the United States. The Spanish flag was lowered, and the flag of France was raised and lowered; and the American flag was then raised to symbolize the passing of the territory from Spain to France to the United States.

Tune in tomorrow for the next mural tilted “George Rogers  Clark and Daniel Boone”

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David W. Gates Jr.

Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural The Territory of Missouri Plaque
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural The Territory of Missouri Right Side
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural The Territory of Missouri Center
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural The Territory of Missouri Left Side
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural The Territory of Missouri
Saint Louis (Main) Missouri Post Office 63155

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Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office – Part 3

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Saint Louis (Main) MO Post Office 63155 P5
Saint Louis (Main) MO Post Office 63155 P5

ADDRESS: 1720 Market Street, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63155
TITLE: Commerce and Trade
ARTIST: Edward Millman
TYPE: Mural
STATUS: The mural is on the wall in the lobby. It is viewable to the public during business hours.
YEAR: 1942

Welcome to part 3 of a 10 part series featuring the Saint Louis main post office. For the past two days we have been showcasing the murals inside this mammoth building. Since there are over 9 murals I’ve decided to highlight them each individually.  Today’s mural is titled “Commerce and Trade” and was done by Edward Millman.

This panel portrays the extremely important role of Missouri in our early national life. The commerce and trade originating in the Missouri territory were vital factors in the development of the frontiers west of the Mississippi.

To the left is a Missouri pack train on the Santa Fe Trail. In the center, a group of fur trappers are unloading their skins. To the right is Manuel Lisa, the most noted of the early fur traders in Missouri, who bought furs from trappers along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.

Tune in tomorrow for the next mural titled “The Territory of Missouri”

Thanks for Stopping by, please comment and share below.

David W. Gates Jr.

Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Commerce and Trade Plaque
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Commerce and Trade Left Side
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Commerce and Trade Center
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Commerce and Trade Right Side
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Commerce and Trade
Saint Louis (Main) Missouri Post Office 63155 P5

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