MAKE A MEME View Large Image The grand facade of the La Junta Post Office is one of the architectural gems of La Junta, Colorado's downtown LCCN2015632533.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 068 ...
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Keywords: The grand facade of the La Junta Post Office is one of the architectural gems of La Junta, Colorado's downtown LCCN2015632533.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 068 ; Forms part of Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Built by the U S Treasury under Supervising Architect Oscar Wenderoth in 1915 the post office opened a year later and quickly became the architectural focal point of the community Its defining features especially the low-pitch tile roof boxed eaves with decorative brackets arched windows and entry porch elaborate grille work and symmetrical smooth stucco facade are an expression of Spanish Colonial Revival and Italian Renaissance styles La Junta Spanish for the junction was established as a stop on the Santa Fe Railroad in 1875 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015632533 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/32500/32518a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 32518 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 32518 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Post offices in Colorado La Junta Colorado Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith
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