Modern Federal · Post offices

The historic post office building in Norristown, Pennsylvania houses two New Deal murals, including this one, sponsored by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. They were painted by Paul Mays and installed in the post office lobby in 1936

Norristown · 1850–1939

The historic post office building in Norristown, Pennsylvania houses two New Deal murals, including this one, sponsored by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. They were painted by Paul Mays and installed in the post office lobby in 1936, Norristown, 1850–1939
The historic post office building in Norristown, Pennsylvania houses two New Deal murals, including this one, sponsored by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. They were painted by Paul Mays and installed in the post office lobby in 1936, Norristown, 1850–1939. Post offices — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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