Great River Road, 2016

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Photograph of The "Palace Eagles" Basketball Team This photograph shows two rows of young men, with a child holding a basketball centered in the first row. The men are wearing jerseys that show the team name of "Palace Eagles." Two men in casual clothing stand in the second row on each side. The Palace Eagles were a basketball team in Madison County, Illinois. Circa 1930 September 30, 2025
Stereograph Photographs of a Man on Main street with a Carriage and Stores Two photographs, likely for a stereograph, of a man standing in the middle of a street lined with two-story stores, with two horse-drawn carriages behind him. Stores signs include "HARD WARE," "STORE JANDT & REED," "G. W. MILLER'S BLOCK," "DRUG STORE," and "POGUE'S BOOK STORE." Circa 1890 September 30, 2025
Photograph of St. John's Methodist Church in Edwardsville, Illinois This photograph shows a street view of the St John's Methodist Church in Edwardsville, Illinois. There are seven people standing outside the church facing the view of the camera. A wagon is also visible in the bottom right corner of the photo. Circa 1890 September 30, 2025
1896 Photograph of Carlyle School Class  with American Flag 1896 photograph of a high school class in what is likely Carlyle, Illinois. Approximately 58 children sit in rows in front of a brick building with two windows on the building with a large American flag hanging behind the children. September 17, 1896 September 30, 2025
1898 Photograph of Free Street Fair in Edwardsville, IL from a Second Story Window View 1898 photograph of a free street fair, taken from a second-story window view in Edwardsville, Illinois. The street is lined with buildings and occupied by a stage, tents, and groups of people. American flags are displayed on most structures. 1898-10-12-15 September 30, 2025
Photograph of a Building Burned Down by Fire Photograph of the ruins of a building that burned down, taken from the rooftop of Dr. Easley's office. A crowd forms to see the aftermath of the fire. Unknown September 30, 2025
Photograph of a Large Crowd Outside a Drug Store This undated photograph shows a two-story building with four chimneys on the roof and an overhead utility pole at the corner of the building. Men in uniform line up on the side of the building as people leave out the front. There is a sign that goes around the building that says "JAMES T. KIRKHAM & CO. DRUG STORE" on one side and "JAS T. KIRKHAM & CO. DRUGS MEDICINES SCHOOL BOOKS WALL PAPER PAINTS OILS." Unknown September 30, 2025
1919 Photograph of People Celebrating the Victory Liberty Loan in Edwardsville, Illinois This 1919 photograph shows a large crowd of people celebrating the Victory Liberty Loan. The photograph also shows a U. S. machine gun tank. April 15, 1919 September 30, 2025
Photograph of Cadets at the Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois Photograph of Western Military Academy cadets standing in two single-file lines with a man standing between them. On the left there is a small building, and on the right another larger building in the background, as well as a wall tower visible in the middle. Unknown September 30, 2025
Photograph of Workers at the Advocate Printing Office A photograph of an interior of a building with six men and one woman inside an office separated by a a half wall from the rest of the building. In the center there is a large desk with a man dressed in business attire reading a paper, there are three men standing behind him, one wearing a suit, and two men in work clothes leaning against the desk. On the left of the photograph there is a woman at a type writer. There are two light fixtures with bulbs hanging from the ceiling and various clutter around the office. There is a calendar on the wall that suggests that the month is February on a leap year possibly 1868, 1896, or earlier or later. Unknown September 30, 2025