© Copyright 2010 Michael B. Mossman                designed by Ter-RifOriginals

The Alton City Hall building rose high above Market Square.  The Laura Building can be seen in the background.  The clock tower was added after the building was built.  I painted the picture from an old postcard that was printed in the Alton Telegraph.  I wanted to paint a more accurate picture of how the building appeared in its heyday.  I was lucky enough to find a color photo in a book at the Alton library.  The photo was small, but I was able to detect the color scheme.  I also wanted to do the building without the people in front.