Jenny Roesel Ustick & Atalie Gagnet’s Rockford Peaches Midtown Mural

Artist: Jenny Roesel Ustick & Atalie Gagnet

Title: Rockford Peaches Midtown Mural

Description: The iconic Rockford Peaches, and their visitors, used the Midtown train station as the entrance and exit to the city of Rockford. Bringing funky and fresh vibes to an iconic theme, this project resonates with all ages and backgrounds. These athletes were not only dynamic, but brought so much joy; Dorothy “Dottie” Green, Dorothy “Dottie” “Kammie” Kamenshek’s legs, Dorothy “Dottie” Ferguson Key, Dorothy Kamenshek “Dottie” “Kammie”, Dorothy “Snookie” Harrell, Mildred “Millie” Deegan, and Amy “Lefty” Applegren. The shadows you see are of the athletes that were not able to be mentioned in the press due to the color of their skin.

Year Created: 2022 as part of CRE8IV transformational art.

Location: 206 7th Street (North facing)

Sources:

  1. Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Rockford Public Art Trail.” Website Accessed 8/3/2023. https://www.gorockford.com/things-to-do/public-art-trail/
  2. Jenny Roesel Ustick Artist’s website accessed 8/29/2023: https://www.jennyroeselustick.com/
  3. Atalie Gagnet Artist’s website accessed 8/29/2023: http://www.ataliegagnet.com/

Brett Whitacre’s ROCKFORD Logos Mural

Mural Artist: Brett Whitacre
Digital Creator: Vic Rivera
Location: 1025 5th Ave, Rockford, IL 61104 (on the east wall of Ernie’s Midtown Pub)
When: Created in 2023 as part of CRE8IV transformational art.
A tribute to Rockford sports, industry and history.

Source: Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Rockford Public Art Trail.” Website Accessed 8/3/2023. https://www.gorockford.com/things-to-do/public-art-trail/

Former Rockford Peach Is Victim of Pandemic–Barbara “Bobbie” Thompson

Source:  Rockford Register Star, Aug. 23, 2020.

Former Rockford Peach, Margaret Jurgensmeier Carroll dies at 85

 

Source:  Alex Gary, Rockford Register Star, June 30,2020.

Margaret A. Carroll–Former Rockford Peach

Source:  Rockford Register Star, June 28, 2020.

Rockford Peaches    World’s Prettiest Ballplayers

Rockford Peaches World’s Prettiest Ballplayers

 

 

 

Holiday Magazine    June 1952          Vol.11 No.6

 

J.L. Clark donates 2,900 commemorative Rockford Peaches tins – May 23, 2018

Source:  The Rock River Times  May 23, 2018  vol. 25 no. 32

Rockford Peaches 75th Anniversary Celebration – May and June 2018

Source: The Market Street Press, May 2018, Vol. 7, Issue 7, page 10

www.internationalwomensbaseballcenter.org/events

www.illinois200.com

 

 

 

Rockford Peaches, still living, 2017 – photo

Source:  Rockford Register Star 7-28-2017

Front row: L – R, Jeneane Lesko, Maybelle Blair, Ange Armato, Joyce Hill Westerman and Shirley Burkovich.  Photo by Max Gersh.