This came from the Lost Youngstown Facebook page.
Artist Joseph Walter's "Iron and Steel Industry," a terra cotta relief commissioned by the New Deal-era Section of Fine Arts, was placed in Campbell's post office in 1941.
The Section of Fine Arts, which put artists to work making murals, sculptures, and other pieces of art, commissioned several pieces for post offices around Mahoning and Trumbull counties during the Great Depression.
To find out more, pick up "Hidden History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley." Available at fine local retailers and online at Amazon and Barnes & Nobles.
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