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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Rural Mail
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Rural Mail

Artifact IDMO 1956.297
Object Type Print
Artist (American, 1907 - 1980)
Date1939
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsimage H 11 3/8 in x W 8 5/8 in (28.9 cm x 21.9 cm )
 overall H 16 in x W 11 1/2 in (40.6 cm x 29.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white lithographic print depicting a farm scene centered on two mail boxes. In the foreground are the mailboxes mounted on a wagon wheel on which is perched a black crow. A windmill and farmhouse are visible in the background. Printed in the lower left: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / N.Y.C. W.P.A. The title is handwritten in pencil at the bottom center: Rural Mail. The artist's signature is in the lower right: Bernard Steffen. The number "19" is written in pencil in the lower right corner.
Historical NoteThis print was created for the New York Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
Additional Details
Credit LineAllocated by the U.S. Government, Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, 1935 - 1943. Held by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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