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Little Tigers Football Jersey This item is an Edwardsville Little Tigers jersey used from 2006 to 2012. The jersey is an orange home jersey worn by Ryan Smith while he was a member of the Little Tigers Football League in Edwardsville, Illinois.

This jersey was brought in by Ryan Smith as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.
2006 - 2012 March 4, 2020
Loading Rack Pump House during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the construction of the loading rack pump house. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 August 15, 2018
Loading Rack Washhouse during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the construction of the loading rack washhouse. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 August 15, 2018
Loading Racks This is a color photograph of the polypropene loading racks at Standard Oil Company in Wood River, Illinois. Unknown October 25, 2018
Loading racks during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the construction of loading racks, which are nearly complete except for railings. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 August 15, 2018
Locomotive Engine at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. These two photographs show a locomotive engine pushing rail cars of materials on a track at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. These photographs were taken around the 1910s or 1920s. circa 1910s-1920s March 21, 2019
Louis Spengel’s Store in Highland in 1896 This photo of Louis Spengel’s store in Highland was taken in 1896. The signs on the store indicate that Spengel sold stoves, tinware, and umbrellas.

This photograph was digitized by Darren Latham as part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History.
1896 September 15, 2018
Luis Ybarra Oral History Interview This oral history interview with Luis Ybarra was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History.

Luis Ybarra was born May 6, 1957. He talks about his lifelong residency in the Lincoln Place neighborhood. Born in 1957 to Mexican immigrants, Luis worked for the Madison County Highway Department and was a member of the Mexican Honorary Commission. Among many other topics, Luis talks about his personal history, life, and times in Madison County.
November 3, 2001 March 18, 2018
Luther Statler Oral History This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008.

During his interview Statler discusses the changes in culture and policy at SIUE between the late 1960s when he was hired and the late '80s. Statler worked at the Alton, East St. Louis and Edwardsville campuses in various capacities. The majority of his time was spent at Edwardsville, however, he had memorable interactions with notables such as the famous Katherine Dunham, and former university Presidents Earl Lazerson and John Rendleman.
April 3, 2006 April 25, 2021
Machine Shop and Warehouse during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the machine shop and warehouse. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 August 15, 2018