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Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.
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Photo (detail):
Jimmy Emerson, DVM
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"Benedict Arnold Commanding the First Naval BAttle on Lake Chaplain"
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| 1937 |
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Rutland Post Office
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 8'6" w x 11' h |
| Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
| Location: lobby |
| This mural depicts Benedict Arnold's engagement in the 1st Revolutionary War naval battle, Oct 11, 1776, in Lake Champlain. |
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Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.
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Photo:
Jimmy Emerson, DVM
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"Early History of Vermont"
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| 1937 |
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Rutland Post Office
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| Program: Unknown |
| Location: Lobby |
| This mural series shows (L to R): "Ethan Allen and His Green Mountain Boys" (4' x 11'), "The Call to Unite" (6'4" x 5'), and "The Beech Seal" (4' x 11'). This last one depicts a New Yorker seeking to claim land in VT about to be beaten with the famed "beech sea" by a VT land owner. |
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Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.
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Photo (detail):
Jimmy Emerson, DVM
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"Early History of Vermont--Green Mountain Boys"
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| 1937 |
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Rutland Post Office
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| Program: Unknown |
| Location: lobby |
| This mural depicts the Green Mountain Boys defending the James Breckinridge farm from the Albany sheriff in 1869 |
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Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.
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Photo (detail):
Jimmy Emerson, DVM
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"Freeing the First Slave in the State of Vermont"
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| 1937 |
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Rutland Post Office
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 8'6" w x 11' high |
| Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
| Location: lobby |
| This mural depicts the freeing of the first slave in VT by Capt. Ebeneezer Allen of Bennington on Nov 28, 1777. |
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