New and Old Methods of Transportation - Mineola, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 32° 39.841 W 095° 29.263
15S E 266700 N 3616775
The mural-sized painting, “New and Old Methods of Transportation” by Bernard Zakheim, was commissioned by the government as part of a job program inspired by Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal.
Waymark Code: WMR4FX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Old Method shown on the right is by horse and buggy. The horses are frightened by the train the center of the picture. To the left is postal workers with a handcart and above them is an airplane.
City: Mineola

Location Name: Mineola Historical Museum (Former Post Office)

Artist: Bernard Zakheim

Date: 1938

Media: Oil on Canvas

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