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Following the March 23, 2022 fire at the Thatcher Group Inc. plant on Route 104 in Williamson NY,
demolition work uncovered a mural hidden behind an interior wall, signed and dated in 1974.

Thatcher Facility Maintenance Manager Mike Keller wanted to find the artist and preserve this
historic artwork. Wayne County Bicentennial Co-Chair Gene Bavis got in touch with Jean Bell,
asking if she had ever painted a mural for Thatcher or Seneca Foods. Bingo! Bell indeed was
the artist of this mural titled “Apple Harvest.” Here are the details of this story.

Photos provided by Jean Bell and others.

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Last modified: December 13, 2022