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	Piece of the Berlin Wall Belonging to Bethalto Resident Shelly Niemeier	This small fragment of the Berlin Wall was obtained by Bethalto resident Shelly Niemeier around when the wall was destroyed in November and December 1989. The wall famously divided Berlin during the Cold War, and its collapse symbolized the end of the Cold War. This piece of the Berlin Wall was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Kaylee Klaustermeier.	1989	September 7, 2018
	Pit Mules in the Glen Carbon Coal Mine	This photograph shows pit mules housed inside the Glen Carbon mine. These mules spent most of their days living underground and were used to move carts of coal.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Plant Manager C.B. Mendeck Behind Desk	This is an albumen print, of the plant manager who managed the plant between 1908-1918, C.B. Mendeck. S.A. Beach, the Refinery Superintendent from 1908-1923, is also pictured.	Circa 1910s	November 13, 2018
	Planting map for the 1997 Edwardsville High School Arboretum Project	This is a copy of a 1997 map for planting for the EHS Arboretum Project. It includes the placement and name of various plants.	Unknown	November 15, 2018
	Plaque inside the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after Mine Subsidence	This photograph highlights the local dignitaries of Madison County who were presently in office at the time of the 1971 dedication of the Madison County Nursing Home	December 20, 2002	October 11, 2017
	Players and Men Associated with the Collinsville Indians Baseball Team	This is a black and white photograph of Five men associated with the Collinsville Indians Baseball team. Two men are uniformed players, while the other three are in street clothes and wearing "CI" hats. The image is undated and location is unknown.	1940s	October 2, 2019
	Political Business Card for D. H. Mudge Sr. Congressional Campaign	This political business card for Dick Howard Mudge Senior presents his bid as the Democratic Candidate for the 22nd Congressional District of Illinois in the 1916 elections. During his campaign for Congress Mudge was in his second two year term as Mayor of Edwardsville. An active member of the local Democratic Party, Mudge was endorsed in his race for Congress by vice president Thomas R. Marshall during a speech in Belleville, Illinois. Ultimately, Mudge lost his bid for Congress to Republican William A. Rodenberg. The 22nd Congressional District of Illinois no longer exist, having been eliminated after the 1990 census.	1916	January 24, 2018
	Political Business Card for Dick Mudge for the 1970 Democratic Primary State Senator Campaign	This a political business card for Dick Mudge for the 1970 Illinois Democratic primary state senate campaign. It states: "Please vote for Dick Mudge for State Senator. As States Attorney he brought law and order to Madison County, 1956-1964. Democratic Primary March 17, 1970."	1970	March 15, 2019
	Polypropene Unit	This is a color photograph of polypropene units, it is labeled on back as the "P9 Units."	Unknown	October 25, 2018
	Polypropene Unit	This is a color photograph of the polypropene, "P9 unit," as labeled on the back of the image.	Unknown	October 25, 2018