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Robstown Texas Post Office Mural

Robstown, Texas

"Founding and Subsequent Development of Robstown, Texas"

By Artist Alice Reynolds
1941

Photos by Ken Rudine

Robstown PO Mural Texas Land Office
Robstown Post Office mural detail
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine, June 2009

Robstown, Texas Post Office Mural

Photographer's Note:
At the Robstown Post Office we found this mural high on the wall. Its top is apparently at the buildings original ceiling level. It is more than four feet high by twelve feet wide. It is signed by Alice Reynolds and was painted in 1941.

At this post office a modern drop-down ceiling has been installed at some point which houses recessed fluorescent light fixtures and ceiling tiles. This ceiling has been angularly transitioned adjacent to the mural so as to not cover it.

We were told by a postal worker that the lady in the red dress was purported to be Clara Driscoll of the Driscoll Hotel, Corpus Christi fame and the Alamo land dispute with Adina De Zavala and the DRT. - Ken Rudine, June 24, 2009

Robstown TX Post Office Mural
"Founding and Subsequent Development of Robstown, Texas" by Alice Reynolds
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine, June 2009


Robstown TX PO Mural Detail
The lady in red


Robstown TX PO Mural Alice Reynolds Signature
Signature of artist Alice Reynolds


Robstown Railroad depot and train, Robstown PO painted mural detail
Depot and train
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Cotton Gin - Robstown Texas PO Mural
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Robstown TX Post Office
U.S. Post Office, Robstown, Texas 78380
Photos courtesy Ken Rudine, June 2009
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