During the Depression Wilmette was the site of a WPA project to relay the brick streets in the village. Special markers were inserted among the street bricks at the time of the project. Some still re
During the Depression Wilmette was the site of a WPA project to …
Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 Aug 1939, p. 43 Incorrect spelling in public places is pointed out. Photograph of a brick relaid by the WPA in the street at Eighth street just south of the Lake avenue intersection. The word "relayed" instead of "r
Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 Aug 1939, p. 43 Incorrect spelling in public places is pointed out. Photograph of a brick …
Ken Goze, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 4 Dec 2003, Section News, 5, 11 1938 WPA mural by Raymond Breinin, "On the Soil is Our Worth," has just been restored by the Chicago Conservation Center. The mural was painted on a wall in the Wilmette Post Office as a Works Progre
Ken Goze, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 4 Dec 2003, Section News, 5, 11 1938 WPA mural by Raymond Breinin, "On the Soil is Our Worth," …
Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 Jun 2006, p. 26 Holly Berman, former trustee District 39 Educational Foundation, is making a documentary on the restoration of two WPA era murals in the auditorium of Harper School. Berman is seeking residents who a
Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 Jun 2006, p. 26 Holly Berman, former trustee District 39 Educational Foundation, is making a documentary …
Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 28 Sep 2006, 9, 16 Efforts are underway to restore the 9-foot by 23-foot, 1938 canvas painting by Gustaf Dalstrom. The District 39 Education Foundation's project is expected to cost $12,000, the same amount required to
Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 28 Sep 2006, 9, 16 Efforts are underway to restore the 9-foot by 23-foot, 1938 canvas painting …
Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 17 Nov 1938, p. 66 Murals in the Laurel School that measure twenty by ten feet have recently been completed, the work of artist Gustof Dalstrom. The mural was secured through the cooperation of the Federal Arts Project
Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 17 Nov 1938, p. 66 Murals in the Laurel School that measure twenty by ten feet have …
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