Washington DC Heritage Trail project In October 2013, Dana Ellyn began her newest big painting project. She is using the Cultural Tourism DC Neighborhood Heritage Trail guides to inspire a new series of paintings. She has started with the Downtown Heritage Trail, "Civil War to Civil Rights" which begins just steps from the front door of her studio.

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	Federal Triangle Heritage Trail 4. Preserving the Past Postmaster (from the guide): The Old Post Office building was completed in 1899 to house both the U.S. Post Office Department and the city post office. There is a statue in front of the building of Benjamin Franklin who served as America's first postmaster general. Postmaster 18"x24" acrylic on canvas Also inspired by the following photo of a Uniformed Letter Carrier from 1913: (from the Smithsonian Institution: "This city letter carrier posed for a humorous photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples.") CLICK HERE to return to the 'Heritage Trail" paintings Download the guide