
© 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.