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Foster: Gerald Foster Mural from the Millburn Post Office, c. 1940

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Mural painting, "Troops of Major Lee posted at Little's Bridge," from the Millburn Post Office by Gerald Foster. Gerald Foster was a WPA artist, originally from Montclair, NJ, who painted many murals in public buildings and post offices. When the Millburn post office was remodeled and the many postboxes on the east side removed, the mural was taken to Washington, D.C. Whereabouts unknown at this time (2021). Photograph of the mural was acquired by Owen Lampe from Gerald Foster, 980 Broughton N.E., Orangebury, South Carolina in 1957.

2 1/4 x 4" print; 2 1/4 x 4 1/8" negative

Dimensions of the actual mural are unknown.

Owen Lampe Centennial Millburn, p. 33

                  Item, November 15, 1940
            Item, November 15, 1940
            Item, November 15, 1940

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