Mail, Transportation, and Delivery

ID: 2170 ~ Source: Library of Congress, Carol M. Highsmith Archive, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010720425/ ~ Creator: Carol M. Highsmith

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This mural entitled “Mail, Transportation and Delivery” was painted by Grant Christian in 1935-36 for the Federal Building in Indianapolis (now the Birch Bayh Federal Building). It was one of several WPA-sponsored murals that he created. How many different types of transportation can you find in the image? What do you think some of these people were traveling for?

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Franklin Booth

By Hamilton East Public Library

Franklin Booth (1874-1948) was the Hamilton County artist who probably had the widest impact on the world of illustration. He developed a unique style based on hundreds of pen strokes that made the finished drawing look like an engraving. Three…