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David W. Gates Jr. a post office enthusiast, and author who has traveled thousands of miles nationwide in search of historic post office buildings and art.

He blogs about his work at www.postofficefans.com. To his surprise and after more than 86 years in existent, he discovered how often these murals are overlooked. Those who do notice them, have very little knowledge of how they were developed or who the artists were that created them.

The Federal Government commissioned over 1,100 works of art for new post offices to be built during the Depression years. Join David in his quest to visit them all. ...more

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