Ranger Exes Memorial - Historic Texas Texas Post Office Murals

U.S.P.O. in Farmersville U.S.P.O. in Farmersville
A nation-wide public relief project to provide work for unemployed artists was set up as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs. Artists were contracted to create murals throughout federal builings across the United States. In Texas, artists created 106 artworks for 69 post offices and federal buildings. Nine have been destroyed or lost but most are still available for public viewing. Painted by well-known artists of the 1930s, these artworks depict history, folklore, and regional landscapes of Texas. All photos taken by Webmaster. COLLEGE STATION "Good Technique - Good Harvest" (1938) - missing EASTLAND (U.S. Post Office) Mural in Post Office at Eastland "Indian Buffalo Hunt" (1939) EDINBURG "Harvest of the Rio Grande Valley" (1940) - painted over FARMERSVILLE (U.S. Post Office) Mural in Post Office at Farmersville "Soil Conservation in Collin County" (1941) GIDDINGS (U.S. Post Office) Mural in Post Office at Giddings "Cowboys Receiving the Mail" (1939) - oil on canvas HENDERSON "Local Industries" (1937) - destroyed KAUFMAN "Driving the Steers" (1939) - covered over LA GRANCE (U.S. Post Office) Mural in Post Office at LaGrance "Horses" (1939) - oil on canvas LINDEN (U.S. Post Office) Mural in Post Office at Linden "Cotton Pickers" (1939) MCKINNEY (Old Post Office Museum) Murial in Old Post Office in McKinney "Confederate Company Leaving McKinney" (1934) MINEOLA (Post Office) "New and Old Methods of Transportation" (1938) Old post office closed for future museum site. Present location of mural is unknown. RANGER (U.S. Post Office) Mural in Post Office at Ranger "The Crossroads Town" (1939) ROSENBERG "La Salle's Last Expedition" (1941) - destroyed SAN ANTONIO (S.A. Federal Courhouse) Mural in Post Office at San Antonio #1 Mural in Post Office at San Antonio #2 Mural in Post Office at San Antonio #3 Mural in Post Office at San Antonio #4 Mural in Post Office at San Antonio #5 Mural in Post Office at San Antonio #6 "S.A. Importance in Texas History" (1939) - fresco TEAGUE (U.S. Post Office) Mural in Post Office at Teague "Cattle Roundup" (1940)