Truck Trailer with Mural of Endangered Animals | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Truck Trailer with Mural of Endangered Animals

Truck Trailer with Mural of Endangered Animals | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Three men are looking at a trailer with a woman posing on roof holding a paintbrush to a painted mural. One of the men is Ricardo Alonzo, muralist and director of Chicago's West Town Community Youth Art Center. The woman is Ruth Felton. The front of the trailer reads: "West Town Community Youth Art Center" in large yellow and green letters. The side of the trailer is part of a series of murals depicting endangered land animals, and shows a rhinoceros with a tear in its eye, a panda, and two other animals. Attached to the front of the trailer is a white International Harvester F-2010A truck. The door of the truck reads: "Operated by March Tranport Co., 3401 W. Pershing Rd., Chicago Ill."
DESCRIPTION
Three men are looking at a trailer with a woman posing on roof holding a paintbrush to a painted mural. One of the men is Ricardo Alonzo, muralist and director of Chicago's West Town Community Youth Art Center. The woman is Ruth Felton. The front of the trailer reads: "West Town Community Youth Art Center" in large yellow and green letters. The side of the trailer is part of a series of murals depicting endangered land animals, and shows a rhinoceros with a tear in its eye, a panda, and two other animals. Attached to the front of the trailer is a white International Harvester F-2010A truck. The door of the truck reads: "Operated by March Tranport Co., 3401 W. Pershing Rd., Chicago Ill."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:98822
Creation Date: 1975
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:Chicago
County:
State:Illinois
Collection Name:International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 6Z, Box 137, Folder 11233
Original Dimensions:35mm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Photograph taken for "International Trail" magazine, volume 45, number 2, 1975.
SUBJECTS
Animals
Wildlife conservation
Water towers
Murals
Painters
Clothing and dress
Hats
Men
Outdoor photography
Women
Signs and symbols
Cameras
Trailers
Trucks

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