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Baywood Elementary School Animals and Children Mural – San Mateo CA

Animals and Children

This 1940 oil-on-canvas mural by George Goethke covers all 4 walls of the kindergarten room of Baywood Elementary School (formerly the George Hall School).

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs

Crocker School – San Mateo CA

Crocker School

New Deal school in Daly City.

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency:

Poplar Creek Golf Course – San Mateo CA

Originally known as the San Mateo Municipal, the course was built in 1933 by the WPA.

Project type: Golf Courses, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Post Office – San Mateo CA

Also known as the Saint Matthew’s Station post office, this building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936. “There are brass mail boxes in the lobby, and iron bars on the postal agents’ windows. The walls are highlighted… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office Mural – San Mateo CA

These three egg tempera panels on plaster board entitled “Life in Early California” were completed in 1935 by Tom Laman, under the auspices of the Treasury Relief Art Project.

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP), Arts Programs

Post Office Wood Carving – San Mateo CA

This 3′ x 9′ carving of four women on the exterior of the post office is titled “Indian Maidens.” It was created by Zygmund Sazevich with funding from the Treasury Relief Art Project.

Project type: Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
Agency: Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP), Arts Programs

San Mateo Road (Route 92) – San Mateo CA

2.9 miles of the San Mateo Road, from Skyline Boulevard to Half Moon Bay, were graded and surfaced in 1934 by federal funding under the provisions of the Hayden – Cartwright bill.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Unknown

Woodrow Wilson School – San Mateo CA

Woodrow Wilson School

New Deal school in Daly City, CA.

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
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