ADDRESS: 28 Washington St., Mount Holly, New Jersey 08060
ARTIST: Enid Bell
TITLE: The Post—1790
MEDIUM: Wood (relief)
STATUS: The Mount Holly post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1935
This was another post office I had to visit twice. The first time I arrived after hours and the lobby was closed.
The clerk was busy with another customer so I didn’t ask before starting to photograph this one. She immediately got testy and demanded that I delete the images. I politely explained what I was doing but she refused to hear any of it.
I asked her to contact the postmaster, which she did, unfortunately it took a few minutes and I continued to take pictures as it wasn’t going to take long and I wanted to get going quickly.
The postmasters showed up and when I explained what I was doing, he understood and allowed me to continue.
I mean no harm, really, I’m just a history guy interested in your old post office.
David W. Gates Jr.
“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”
Sources
- Personal visit on 5/19/21 about 5:00 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Service
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
