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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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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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