Post offices with artifacts

Bridgeport Ohio Post Office

October 30, 2022 By David W. Gates Jr.

ADDRESS: 300 South Lincoln Avenue, Bridgeport, Ohio, 43912
ARTIST: Richard Kenah
TITLE: Ohio Harvest
MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Bridgeport 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 a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940

My goal for the road trip I took in October of 2022 was to specifically visit this one. It was the winner in the 1939 48 Sate mural competition.

I had a great trip, it was very early in the morning when I made it here. The sun was just coming up. The heavy shadow you see just below the building is the bridge behind me from where I was photographing.

Sadly, the lobby was closed on the weekend when I made my initial stop. I returned three days later during business hours to get the mural images. This visit took me to 23 post offices.

Interesting this is the third entry I have recorded here on Post Office Fans, a popular stop.

David W. Gates Jr.

Bridgeport OH Post Office 43912 Artifact

Bridgeport OH Post Office 43912 Cornerstone

Bridgeport OH Post Office 43912 Mural Center

Bridgeport OH Post Office 43912 Mural Full

Bridgeport OH Post Office 43912 Mural Left

Bridgeport OH Post Office 43912 Mural Lobby

Bridgeport OH Post Office 43912 Mural Right

Bridgeport-OH-Post-Office-43912-P20-copy

Bridgeport OH Post Office 43912 Mural Detail

Bridgeport-OH-Post-Office-43912-Mural-Full6C-fix-scaled

Sources

Personal visit on 10/23/2022 at 8:42 AM and 10/26/2022 at 3:19 PM 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
Parma Conservation (https://parmaconservation.com)

Sabetha Kansas Post Office

July 30, 2022 By David W. Gates Jr.

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 Cornerstone

Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Signature

Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Right

Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Center

Sources

Personal visit on 7/23/2022 at 10:22 AM 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
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). KTWU Sunflower Journey’s. “Murals, Glass & Mask” – 2604 Season 26 Episode 2604, Post Office Murals, Depression Glass, Plains People: Dave Van Hee.
Kansas Sampler Foundation 8 Wonders of Kansas Art | Post Office Section Art, statewide Kansas Sampler Foundation

Horton Kansas Post Office

July 29, 2022 By David W. Gates Jr.

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.