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Postcard of WPA murals in Norwalk, Conn.
Image Not Available for Postcard of WPA murals in Norwalk, Conn.

Postcard of WPA murals in Norwalk, Conn.

Date2000
Mediumphotomechanical printing on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 5 3/4in. (10.5 × 14.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Barbara Austen
Object number2016.114.1-.6
DescriptionSix color postcards of WPA (Works Progess Administration) murals in Norwalk, Conn., produced by the Norwalk Transit District in 2000.

(.1) "The WPA Murals of Norwalk, CT." A black background with white text. Five images of the WPA murals in Norwalk with a blurb about the murals in the center.

(.2) "Mopping for Starfish." Men on a boat, the Sara L., are catching starfish from the water.

(.3) "Aladdin." A genie towers above a man kneeling and holding the lamp. A group of people continue about their day on the viewer's right.

(.4) "Venice, The Ship." Boats on the water in front of the city of Venice. The boat in the foreground has a man holding a basket of fish and a second man standing next to the sail and drinking from a vessel.

(.5) "Apple Harvest." Men are working in an apple orchard picking apples from trees, sorting apples into baskets, and carrying the baskets.

(.6) "Calf Pasture Beach." People relaxing on a beach. There is a tree and rock wall in the center of the image. A first aid building is in the distance.
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