Murals in the U.S. Post Office at 251 W. Lancaster Avenue. The post office contains six New Deal murals funded by the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) in 1934. The artists are W. H. Baker and Dwight Holmes. There are three paintings on each of the east and west walls of the office. The murals each illustrate an aspect of the history of communication by mail.
Item: U.S. Post Office Murals
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Judith S. Cohen Cowtown Moderne Research Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. U.S. Post Office Murals. (2001). Retrieved from https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/20119005Chicago/Turabian
Judith S. Cohen Cowtown Moderne Research Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. "U.S. Post Office Murals." UTA Libraries Digital Gallery. 2001. AccessedApril 10, 2026
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Judith S. Cohen Cowtown Moderne Research Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. U.S. Post Office Murals. 2001. UTA Libraries Digital Gallery, https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/20119005. Accessed10 Apr 2026
Special Collections Reference Information
Original image part of the Judith S. Cohen Cowtown Moderne Research Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: AR756-3-8
Identifier: 20119005
Title: U.S. Post Office Murals
Creator: Cohen, Donald M. (Photographer)
Description: Murals in the U.S. Post Office at 251 W. Lancaster Avenue. The post office contains six New Deal murals funded by the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) in 1934. The artists are W. H. Baker and Dwight Holmes. There are three paintings on each of the east and west walls of the office. The murals each illustrate an aspect of the history of communication by mail.
Date Created: 2001
Coverage: 2000s
Category: Architecture, Art and Culture
Location: Fort Worth (Tex.)
Collection: Judith S. Cohen Cowtown Moderne Research Collection
Language: None
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Title: U.S. Post Office Murals
Creator: Cohen, Donald M. (Photographer)
Description: Murals in the U.S. Post Office at 251 W. Lancaster Avenue. The post office contains six New Deal murals funded by the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) in 1934. The artists are W. H. Baker and Dwight Holmes. There are three paintings on each of the east and west walls of the office. The murals each illustrate an aspect of the history of communication by mail.
Date Created: 2001
Coverage: 2000s
Category: Architecture, Art and Culture
Location: Fort Worth (Tex.)
Collection: Judith S. Cohen Cowtown Moderne Research Collection
Language: None
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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