Molly Pitcher mural site selection album, 1991.

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Molly Pitcher mural site selection album, 1991.

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Scrapbook including clippings, photographs, and correspondence, relating to the mural of Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth, painted by Gerald Foster in 1935, originally hung in the old post office in Freehold, N.J., compiled to inform Sen. Bill Bradley and Rep. Chris Smith, of the events and negotiations undertaken by the Monmouth County Historical Commission to obtain a new home for the mural after the post office was relocated in another county; together with a petition signed by about 1100 people requesting that the mural be hung in the Monmouth County Courthouse.

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County of Monmouth, Archives and Records Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 8046529

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Bradley, Bill, 1943...

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Monmouth County Historical Commission (Monmouth County, N.J.)

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Smith, Christopher H., 1953-

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Monmouth County Library (Monmouth County, N.J.)

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Project commenced in 1999. From the description of Remembering the 20th century : an oral history of Monmouth County, 1999-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70969225 ...

Foster, Gerald Sargent, 1900-

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Muralist, painter, illustrator. Died 1987. Studied at Princeton, at the National Academy of Design, and at the Art Students League. Worked for the Section of Painting and Sculpture of the Treasury Department. His post office mural in Freehold, N.J. made a favorable impression on Roosevelt, who encouraged him in his work on another mural in Pougkeepsie, N.Y. From the description of Gerald S. Foster papers, 1930-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132795 ...

Pitcher, Molly, 1754-1832

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Student at University of Maine. From the description of Folklore paper, 1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70952338 ...

Monmouth County Courthouse (Manalapan, N.J.)

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