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    Historic Alton: Paintings & Narratives
    Historic Alton: Paintings & Narratives
    Historic Alton: Paintings & Narratives
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    Historic Alton: Paintings & Narratives

    By Michael Barr Mossman

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    "Historic Alton" is a book of beautiful art work and interesting facts. Growing up in Alton, Mr. Mossman has captured a unique insight surrounding the history and art of local Alton. This attractive book will make a valuable addition to any history lovers coffee table.
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    Release dateFeb 19, 2020
    ISBN9781728347523
    Historic Alton: Paintings & Narratives
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    Michael Barr Mossman

    Michael Barr Mossman was born in Alton, Illinois. He served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam. Mr. Mossman attended St. Bernard College in Cullman, Alabama. He graduated from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and received a Master’s Degree from Oklahoma University at Norman. Mr. Mossman spent thirty-three years in the fields of Elementary and Special Education. He and his wife Barbara, are currently residing in Orange Park, Florida.

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      Historic Alton - Michael Barr Mossman

      © 2020 Michael Barr Mossman. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or

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      Artist Note: This work is intended to be under the umbrella of art. The information provided is intended to inform the viewer about the historic elements centered on the art. I would like to thank the Alton Telegraph Newspaper and the Hayner Genealogy Library for providing historical photos and information about those buildings that have long been razed. Almost all the art work was painted from my own personal photos. Although a few other photographs, paintings and illustrations were used as examples, the art work was colored, changed and re-shaped into my own ideas and methods of painting. Some of my paintings, such as The Blue Pool, were entirely done by sketch work. I used my own point and shoot camera to take many of the photos.

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      Index of Alton Area Paintings

      1.      The Burch – Guertler House

      2.      Alton Landing and Prison

      3.      The Old Alton City Hall

      4.      Midtown Restaurant and Lounge

      5.      St. Mary’s Church

      6.      Lincoln-Douglas at City Hall

      7.      Alton Dental School Building

      8.      Alton Market Square

      9.      St. Patrick’s Church

      10.    Unitarian Church

      11.    College Avenue Old Train Station

      12.    The Bluff Line Railroad

      13.    Chief Illiniwek on the River Bluff

      14.    Day on the River at Chautauqua

      15.    The Old Rock House

      16.    Lovejoy Monument

      17.    Moses Atwood House

      18.    The Post House

      19.    The Old Cathedral

      20.    Haskell Playhouse

      21.    Kennedy in Alton

      22.    Lighthouse at Chautauqua

      23.    Loomis Hall

      24.    Elijah P. Lovejoy

      25.    The Robert Wadlow Statue

      26.    The Last Debate of Lincoln-Douglas

      27.    Legend of the Piasa Bird

      28.    The Lovejoy Warehouse Attack

      29.    The Blue Pool

      30.    Rock Spring Park

      31.    The Illini Hotel

      32.    First Presbyterian Church

      33.    Drummond House

      34.    Piasa Bird Attack

      35.    The Alton Doughboy

      36.    Riverview Park

      37.    The Flat Top Shop

      38.    Fast Eddie’s Bon-Air

      39.    The Old Princess Theater

      40.    The Grand Theater

      41.    Blocks Drive-Up Restaurant

      42.    Starlight Drive-in

      43.    The Pullman House

      44.    John Mason Peck

      45.    The Hanson House

      46.    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

      47.    The Confederate Monument

      48.    Turner Hall

      49.    The Bright Spot

      50.    Trumbull House

      51.    First Train Station

      52.    Union Depot

      53.    The Wedge Bank

      54.    The Lincoln Express

      55.    The Wiseman Building

      56.    The Mineral Springs Mall

      57.    Our Lady of the Rivers

      58.    Western Military Academy

      59.    Alton Flour Mill

      60.    The Golden Eagle

      61.    The Carson Apartments

      62.    The Hayner Library

      63.    Boyd’s Sandwich Shop

      64.    Vogue Apparel Store

      65.    Alton YMCA

      66.    Bowl Haven

      67.    Synder Building and Sears

      68.    The Old Clark Bridge Entrance

      69.    Lou Franz Service Station

      70.    The New Clark Bridge

      71.    Alton Little Theater

      72.    The Windmill Cafe

      73.    Marquette High School

      74.    Current Alton City Hall

      75.    Old Alton Post Office

      76.    Marquette and Joliet

      77.    Marquette Monument Site

      78.    The Beall Mansion

      79.    Humboldt School

      80.    St. Joseph’s Hospital

      81.    The McPike Mansion

      82.    Old Alton Downtown Scene

      83.    The Gudell Grocery Store

      84.    Guertler Market

      85.    The Henry Watson House

      86.    Honke Pharmacy

      87.    Monticello College

      88.    Benjamin Godfrey House

      89.    Benjamin Godfrey Memorial Chapel

      90.    Duke Bakery

      91.    The Old Alton Street Car

      92.    The former Alton Senior High School

      93.    Marquette Park Lodge

      94.    Owens-Illinois Glass Company

      95.    The Alton Telegraph

      96.    Broadway and Market Streets

      97.    The Loretto Home

      98.    Kresge’s Five and Dime

      99.    Six Chimney’s Home

      100. City of Alton Steamer

      101.  Ryrie House

      102.  Odd Fellows Lodge

      103.  Upper Alton Presbyterian Church

      104.  The Madison Hotel

      105.  The John Bostwick House

      106.  The Ursuline Convent Building

      107.  Roller Service Station

      108.  The Franklin House

      109.  The Red Train

      110.  Phillip Yakel Brewery House

      111.  The Flamingo Motel

      112.  Penitentiary Flats

      113.  The Old Clark Bridge

      114.  The Elk’s Building

      115.  The Old Hippodrome

      116.  Shurtleff College Adm. Building

      117.  The Faulstick Building

      118.  The Uptown Theater

      119.  Alton Memorial Hospital

      120.  The Dinky

      121.  Old Bluff Line Rail Train

      122.  Thornton Family Grocery

      123.  The Great River Road

      124.  Bertier ’s Market

      125.  Miller ’s Mutual Insurance Building

      126.  The Lacy-Hilderbrand Home

      127.  Leo and Louie’s Restaurant and Lounge

      128.  Dr. Emil Guelich Home

      129.  Roosevelt Junior High School

      130.  Upper Alton News Stand

      131.  Old Union Depot and City Hall

      132.  The Alton Lock and Dam

      133.  The Zeller and Dunn Grocery

      134.  Jones Confectionery

      135.  The old Altona Firehouse

      136.  Old Clark Bridge Exit

      137.  The old Cole-Clark House

      138.  Grace Methodist Church

      139.  The old St. Patrick’s Church and School

      140.  The old Alton House

      141.  Buck Inn

      142.  Eagles Perch

      143.  The new Clark Bridge taken from 5th street

      144.  Jay Gould in Elsah

      145.  The Catholic Children’s Home

      146.  Oblate Lodge

      147.  Rufus Easton

      148.  The Kerr Drug Store

      149.  Bluff City Beer Truck

      150.  Alton, All-America City

      151.  The Carnegie Library

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      1. The Burch – Guertler House — The Burch-Guertler House is located at 101 Blair Avenue. The house was built by Ignatz Burch in 1822. Mr. Burch was a skilled stonemason from Baden, Germany. Burch’s widow married Peter Guertler and the house remained in the Guertler family. The limestone foundation was thought to have been quarried from the bluffs behind the house. The uniqueness of the house could be in

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