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Photo:
Fidencio Marbella
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"Airmail"
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| 1937 |
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Melrose Park Public Library
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Mural,
fresco
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| 8' long, 4 1/2 high |
| Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
| Location: In Melrose Park Historic Center, connected to the Melrose Park Library |
| The Melrose Park Library is located in the building that was previously the main post office for Melrose Park. In 2007 "Airmail" was rediscovered hidden by a drop ceiling. |
| Restored by Parma Conservation and returned to Melrose Park in 2010. |
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Photo (detail):
Barbara Bernstein
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"Great Men of Medicine"
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| 1938 |
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UI Medical Center, College of Medicine
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Mural,
fresco
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| 9 panels, each 1' x 1' |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: Alumni-Faculty Lounge |
| The "great men" depicted are Pare (shown in photo), Pasteur, Darwin, Lister, Jenner, Koch, Virchow, Melpighi, and Harvey |
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Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.
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Photo (detail):
Jimmy Emerson, DVM
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"People of the Soil"
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| 1939 |
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Old Dickson Post Office
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Tempera on plaster
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| Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
| Location: Old post office lobby |
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Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.
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Photo (detail):
Seth Gaines
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"The Old Days"
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| 1941 |
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Tuscola Post Office
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
| Location: lobby |
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