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David W. Gates Jr.
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Phone: 815-206-8405
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Gates’s latest
Title: Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook
Author: David W. Gates Jr.
Publication Date: June 7, 2022
Publisher: Post Office Fans
ISBN: Print 9781970088182 EPUB: 9781970088199 pdf: 9781970088205
Retail Price: Print $24.95 EPUB/Ebook/PDF $4.99
Available In: Print | eBook
Genre: Travel & Adventure
Synopsis: Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook provides a list and status of the 42 murals commissioned for Indiana Post Offices. While it does not include images of the murals. It does show the buildings and provides the traveler with the location and status of each mural.
Title: New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook
Author: David W. Gates Jr.
Publication Date: December 8, 2021
Publisher: Post Office Fans
ISBN: Print 9781970088151 ISBN: EPUB: 9781970088168 /Ebook 9781970088175
Retail Price: Print $24.95 EPUB/Ebook/PDF $4.99
Available In: Print | eBook
Genre: Travel & Adventure
Synopsis: New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook provides a list and status of the 47 murals commissioned for New Jersey Post Offices. While it does not include images of the murals. It does show the buildings and provides the traveler with the location and status of each mural.
Title: Illinois Post Office Mural Guidebook
Author: David W. Gates Jr.
Publication Date: May 12, 2021
Publisher: Post Office Fans
ISBN: Print 9781970088120 ISBN: EPUB: 9781970088137 /Ebook 9781970088144
Retail Price: Print $24.95 EPUB/Ebook/PDF $4.99
Available In: Print | eBook
Genre: Travel & Adventure
Synopsis: Illinois Post Office Mural Guidebook provides a list and status of the 75 murals commissioned for Illinois Post Offices. While it does not include images of the murals. It does show the buildings and provides the traveler with the location and status of each mural.
Title: Tennessee Post Office Murals
Author: David W. Gates Jr.
Publication Date: 2021
Publisher: Post Office Fans
ISBN: Print 9781970088038 ISBN: EPUB/Ebook 9781970088045
Retail Price: Print $55.00 EPUB/Ebook/PDF $24.99
Available In: Print | eBook
Genre: History-20th century & public art
Synopsis: Tennessee Post Office Murals provides the history of the murals along with images of the art and buildings where they were installed.
Title: Tennessee Post Office Mural Guidebook
Author: David W. Gates Jr.
Publication Date: May 1, 2020
Publisher: Post Office Fans
ISBN: Print 9781970088069: EPUB/Ebook 9781970088076
Retail Price: Print $9.95 – EPUB/Ebook/PDF $3.99
Available In: Print | eBook
Genre: Travel & Adventure
Synopsis: Tennessee Post Office Mural Guidebook provides a list and status of the 28 murals commissioned for Tennessee Post Offices. While it does not include images of the murals. It does show the buildings and provides the traveler with the location and status of each mural.
Title: Wisconsin Post Office Murals
Author: David W. Gates Jr.
Publication Date: August 4, 2019
Publisher: Post Office Fans
ISBN: Print (Paperback) 9781970088007: ISBN: eBook 9781970088014
Retail Price: Print $55.00
Available In: Print | eBook
Genre: History-20th century & public art
Synopsis: Wisconsin Post Office Murals provides the history of the murals along with images of the art and buildings where they were installed.
Reviews
“The book is described by the author as a tour guide to Wisconsin’s post office murals. As such, it is the perfect travel companion for those seeking out the unique character of some of Wisconsin’s communities. But it is so much more. This book perfectly illustrates the customs, heritage, and history of Wisconsin’s small towns as seen through the eyes of artists of the New Deal.”
–L. Robert Puschendorf, Nebraska State Historical Society (retired); author, Nebraska’s Post Office Murals; Born of the Depression, Fostered by the New Deal
“This book would be a fantastic addition to any library, private or public. Hopefully, a copy will be placed in every Wisconsin school. It is a joyful book. The text is educationally sound, and the colorful photographs are fine examples of paintings and other artwork of that ear.”
–Howard Hull, University of Tennessee (retired); author, Tennessee Post Office Murals
Title: Wisconsin Post Office Mural Guidebook
Author: David W. Gates Jr.
Publication Date: January 4, 2019
Publisher: Post Office Fans
ISBN: Print 9781970088090: EPUB/Ebook 9781970088106
Retail Price: Print $9.95 – EPUB/Ebook $3.99
Available In: Print | eBook
Genre: Travel & Adventure
Synopsis: Wisconsin Post Office Mural Guidebook provides a list and status of the 35 murals commissioned for Wisconsin Post Offices. While it does not include images of the murals. It does show the buildings and provides the traveler with the location and status of each mural.
Reviews
I got the Guidebook in the mail today. It looks terrific and it was a great idea. The photos are good, the type is readable and well organized and the paper is thick and pleasant to touch. HOWARD HULL Tennessee Post Office Murals
The Wisconsin Post Office Mural Guidebook offers the traveler the locations of post offices where the public still has access to the murals (all of which were created with public funds), as well as information about those that have been removed or closed to public view. SUSAN IVES The Living New Deal
While a unique and unreservedly recommended addition to all Wisconsin community, college, and university library collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that the “Wisconsin Post Office Mural Guidebook” is also available in a digital book format. MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
Bios
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David W. Gates Jr., is a post office enthusiast and award wining author who has traveled thousands of miles nationwide in search of historic post office buildings and art. He blogs about his work at www.postofficefans.com.
Wisconsin Post Office Mural Guidebook provides a list and status of the 35 murals commissioned for Wisconsin Post Offices. Join David in his quest to visit them all.
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David W. Gates Jr., a post office enthusiast, has traveled thousands of miles and photographed hundreds of post offices nationwide. He blogs about this work at www.postofficfans.com.
Wisconsin Post Office Mural Guidebook provides a list and status of the 35 murals commissioned for Wisconsin Post Offices.
The Federal Government commissioned over 1,100 works of art for new post offices to be built during the Depression years. Join David in his quest to visit them all.
David lives in Crystal Lake, Illinois with his wife and son.
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David W. Gates Jr., a post office enthusiast and award wining author who has traveled thousands of miles nationwide in search of historic post office buildings and art.
Wisconsin Post Office Mural Guidebook provides a list and status of the 35 murals commissioned for Wisconsin Post Offices.
David earned his Bachelor of Art degree from DePaul University. For the past fifteen years he has supported the information technology infrastructure at several organizations. During this time he has also shown a heavy interest in our nations post offices. David has traveled thousands of miles nationwide taking pictures of post offices and documenting his findings. Originally meant to be a memento of his travels, his interest has blossomed into a blog, social media followers and writing books.
In 2011 David started the blog www.postofficefans.com as a way of sharing his experience photographing and documenting post offices. He shares what is often times amusing events he encounters photographing the buildings, corner stones, artifacts and murals. As interest in these buildings and art have increased, David is compelled to raise more awareness of them. More importantly is his desire to see that all the art is accessible as it was meant to be when they were commissioned. Part of this mission includes creating books to assist in educating the public about these wonderful buildings and works of art.
David’s quest has lead to several trips to the National Archives in Washington D.C., and many hours digging through websites and existing books. With all this research and his photographs in hand David wrote his first book Wisconsin Post Office Murals. One goal of writing the book is to bring more awareness and celebrate one of our Nation’s treasures. In David’s own words “I can’t be the only one who likes these things”. After further research there is evidence that in fact he is not the only one interested in historic post offices and murals.
In addition to working on the Wisconsin Post Office Murals book, he has also performed research in other states. His work revels that not all the murals exist, having been destroyed or lost over the years. In addition, not all the murals remain in their original intended locations.
The Federal Government commissioned over 1,100 works of art for new post offices to be built during the Depression years. Join David in his quest to visit them all.
