State Sen. David Argall was looking through the Tamaqua chamber's annual program this year when a photo of the borough's downtown caught his eye.

It wasn't just the lighting or composition of the photo that intrigued Argall, but the fact that it shows the results of several projects that beautified downtown Tamaqua during the time he has been in office.Now, thanks to Argall and his staff in Harrisburg, the photo will hang in the borough hall as well as the Capitol as a reminder of the projects that Tamaqua has taken on in recent years with help and funding from Harrisburg."It's not just a pretty picture," Argall said.On Thursday, Argall presented a poster-sized photo to members of Tamaqua Borough Council, and the photographer, Donald Serfass. Serfass is the Times News' managing editor for features.Argall also plans to hang the photo in his office in Harrisburg.The subject of the photo is the Tamaqua train station, which reopened in 2004 after an extensive $1.5 million renovation. But it also shows a number of other projects downtown that were undertaken by Eagle Scouts and Lions Clubs over that time."This was the Lions Club and historical society, this was the downtown, and this was the Department of Environmental Protection and two Eagle Scout projects. And it's all on the same picture," Argall said.The picture also shows the results of an abandoned mine reclamation project, advocated by Argall, that has changed the horizon in Tamaqua, Serfass said"He pushed for that through the bureau of abandoned mining regulation. we had a big stripping pit there," Serfass said.After finding the photo in the Tamaqua chamber program, Argall called Serfass, whom he has known since high school, and asked for a copy. He said Serfass refused to be paid for it.Serfass said he was impressed to see his work displayed on such a large canvas. He said he plans to donate his copy to the Tamaqua Heritage Center, which is gearing up to reopen in a historic bank building in the borough in a matter of weeks."It came out great. I didn't think it would blow up that well. I didn't even know he was blowing it up," Serfass said.