US Post Office - Powell, WY
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N 44° 45.312 W 108° 45.463
12T E 677477 N 4958202
A WPA project completed in 1937, the Powell post office continues in service as it was initially intended.
Waymark Code: WMWTAZ
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2017
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Not only was the post office a WPA project, but within is one of six WPA commissioned Wyoming post office murals commissioned by the Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture. This one is entitled " Powell's Agriculture Resulting from Shoshone Irrigation Project" and was the work of Verona Burkhard, a Paris born American who was living at the Klondike Ranch near Buffalo, Wyoming at the time.
In addition to two beltlines of sandstone which ring the building, an interesting touch was the inclusion of three transportation related reliefs, one each over the entrance and the two side lights. They consist of reliefs of an airplane, a train locomotive and an ocean liner, all done in sandstone which matches the trim on the post office.
Artist: Unknown
Address: 270 North Bent Street
Powell, WY United States
82435
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