Florida Spectacular

Episode 148: Florida New Deal Art, Post Offices, and State Parks

April 10, 2024 Cathy Salustri Season 4 Episode 148
Florida Spectacular
Episode 148: Florida New Deal Art, Post Offices, and State Parks
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Rick and Cathy welcome Keri Watson, author of Florida's New Deal: Parks and Post Office Murals. Her book takes people on an armchair tour of Florida post offices with New Deal art. It explores Florida's first 10 state park (nine of which still exist as state parks today.)

Links We Mentioned

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Living New Deal

Diane Craig's thesis on George Snow-Hill

USPS Murals

Image: Progress of Industry (1934) by Charles W. Ward, at the Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Trenton, New Jersey

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