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  • Collection: Oakland, Maryland

prep for contract.pdf
A preparation sheet compiled by artist Robert Gates, submitted to the Section of Fine Arts to draft his contract for the Oakland, MD post office mural.

contract for oakland.pdf
A copy of the contract between artist Robert Gates and the Treasury Department for completion of a mural for embellishment of the Oakland, MD post office.

oakland report.pdf
A report from the Post Office Department Office of Inspector to the Treasury Secretary, analyzing Oakland, MD and potential locations for a new post office building.

Invitation to submit design lbrg 11.27.1940.pdf
A letter to artist Robert Gates from Edward Rowan, Assistant Chief Section of Fine Arts, inviting him to submit a design entry for the Oakland, MD post office.

DSC01106.JPG
A mural by Robert Gates depicting a buckwheat harvest in Garrett County, Maryland. The mural hangs in the Oakland, MD U.S. Post Office.
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