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Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office – Part 8

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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: Discovery & Colonization
ARTIST: Mitchell Siporin
MEDIUM: (mural)
STATUS: The mural resides on the wall in the lobby.
YEAR:1942

Welcome to part 8 of a 10 part series featuring the Saint Louis main post office. For the past 8 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 “Discovery & Colonization” and was done by Mitchell Siporin.

The first group in the panel portrays the early lead-mining activity at Saint Genevieve, the first settlement in Missouri. The original mining operations were known as “Renault’s Digging.” African-Americans and Indians are working the mines, supervised by French colonial entrepreneur.

In the center of this panel, an early French voyageurs is shown trading furs with the Indians. The last grouping of this panel is portrayal of the landing of the first colonist at the site of St. Louis. The portraits in this group are those of Pierre Laclede, Madame Chouteau and Auguste Chouteau. The priest at the side of the cross is offering his benedictions to the little group of hardy colonists.

Tune in tomorrow for part 9, The Struggle for Statehood.

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David W. Gates Jr.

Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Discovery and Colonization Plaque
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Discovery and Colonization Center
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Discovery and Colonization Right Side
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Discovery and Colonization Left Side
Saint Louis (Main) Missouri Post Office 63155
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Discovery and Colonization

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Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office – Part 7

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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: The Civil War
ARTIST: Mitchell Siporin
TYPE: Mural
STATUS: The mural resides on the wall in the lobby.
YEAR: 1942

Welcome to part 7 of a 10 part series featuring the Saint Louis main post office. For the past 6 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 Civil War” and was done by Mitchell Siporin.

This panel is a representation of The Civil War in Missouri

The first group on the left symbolizes the militant Abolitionist movement directly preceding the war. In the foreground of the center, Union and Confederate soldiers are engaged in combat. The figures in the immediate background of this conflict are portraits of the prominent Confederate leaders in Missouri: Governor Claiborne Jackson and General Jo Shelby. The encampment in front of which they are standing is Camp Jackson, the St. Louis encampment.

At the right end of the panel, prominent Union Generals of Missouri are portrayed. They are, from left to right: Franz Sigel, Nathaniel Lyon, and Frank P. Blair. In the Background, to the left of this group, an army postman and a wounded soldier with news from home are depicted.

Tune in tomorrow for another mural Discovery & Colonization.

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David W. Gates Jr.

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

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Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office – Part 6

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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: Pre-Civil War Missouri
ARTIST: Edward Millman
STATUS: The mural resides on wall in the lobby.
TYPE: Mural
YEAR: 1942

Welcome to part 6 of a ten part series of the Downtown Saint Louis Post Office. For the past few days I’ve been highlighting the 9 murals inside this wonderful building. Today’s featured mural is “Pre-Civil War Missouri” and was done by Edward Millman.

 This panel suggests some of the important political trends in the historical pattern of the state. On the left is a portrait of the Dred Scott Decision. Justice Taney is shown handing down the decision of this famous case that was tried in the Old Court House in St. Louis.

In the center group, Senator Thomas Hart Benton is portrayed giving one of his famous stump speeches. These speeches were given in various communities of Missouri during the recess of Congress. Benton was one of the first two Senators from Missouri and, for 30 years, represented this state in Washington D.C. His tremendous influences in shaping policies for the country during the Jacksonian era was of great importance.

The group on the right symbolizes an episode of Pre-Civil War Missouri, showing the violence and struggles of the era.

Tune in tomorrow for another mural “The Civil War”

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David W. Gates Jr.

Saint Louis (Main) Missouri Post Office 63155
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Pre-Civil War Missouri
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Pre-Civil War Missouri Plaque
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Pre-Civil War Missouri Right Side
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Pre-Civil War Missouri Left Side
Saint Louis Missouri Main Post Office Mural Pre-Civil War Missouri Center

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