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Martinsville Indiana Post Office

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Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151

ADDRESS: 10 S Main St, Martinsville, Indiana 46151
ARTIST: Alan Tompkins
TITLE: The Arrival of the Mail
MEDIUM: (mural)
STATUS: The Martinsville post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1937

What luck to arrive early in the morning and the sun shinning brilliantly on the front of the building. This is my favorite time and setting to photograph the buildings. Love the deep blue skies in the background.

I was here on a Sunday and they do not keep the lobby open. I’ll need to return at a future date to enjoy the mural.

Update

I’m grateful to have been able to re-visit this one again for mural photos. I’m glad I returned as this one also has some great historical photographs on the wall in the lobby. Wonderful to see these.

David W. Gates Jr.

Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Cornerstone
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Lobby
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Mural Center
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Mural Left Side
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Mural Right
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Mural Signature
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Artifacts
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Artifacts
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Artifacts
Martinsville IN Post Office 46151 Artifacts

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Bloomfield Indiana Post Office

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Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424

ADDRESS: 55 N. Washington St., Bloomfield, Indiana 47424
ARTIST: Lilian Swann Saarinen
TITLE: Waiting for the Mail
MEDIUM: Terra-cotta (relief)
STATUS: The Bloomfield post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the retail section of the lobby on a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1941

Bloomfield was the perfect visit in terms of lighting, timing, no cars or people and for external images. That red and tan against the deep blue skies made for some amazing photos.

This my friends is my ideal picture of a classic post office building photo. I wish every image I had was this perfect.

Update:

I’m grateful to have been able to re-visit this one during business hours and get better photos of the relief. I’m a happy guy now!

David W. Gates Jr.

Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Cornerstone
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Lobby
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Artifact
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief
Bloomfield IN Post Office 47424 Relief

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Boonville Indiana Post Office

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Boonville IN PO 47601 P1
Boonville IN PO 47601 P1

ADDRESS: 214 W. Locust St., Boonville, Indianna 47601
ARTIST: Ida Abelman
TITLE: Boonville Beginnings
MEDIUM: Tempera (mural)
STATUS: The Boonville post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1941

The goal of my second trip to Indiana was to get the southern tip post offices. This was a long drive for a day-trip, but I managed to get Boonville and Tell City. Both were on my list for October 17, 2021.

It was just after noon when I arrived, and the sun was behind the building. This made for some darker images of the front of the building then I like. But I’ll take what I can get. The lobby was open and I was able to enjoy the wonderful mural by Ida Abelman.

Note to self, if you find yourself here in the early morning, that would be the better time for exterior images.

UPDATE:

I was able to visit Boonville again during a cloudy day. I should be able to get one that works for the book.

UPDATE:

Another visit during the Canadian wild fires in the summer of 2023.

David W. Gates Jr.

Boonville IN Post Office 47601
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Artifact
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Artifact
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Artifact
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Artifact
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Artifact
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Cornerstone
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Eagle
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Lobby
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Mural Center
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Mural Signature
Boonville IN Post Office 47601
Boonville IN Post Office 47601
Boonville IN Post Office 47601
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Mural Right
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Mural Left
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Mural Detail
Boonville IN Post Office 47601
Boonville IN Post Office 47601
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Mural
Boonville IN Post Office 47601
Boonville IN Post Office 47601 Mural Detail
Boonville IN Post Office 47601
Boonville IN Post Office 47601

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