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1926  Boiler Room of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the boiler room of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The left and rear walls show the insertion of jacks to prevent the building from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 11, 2017
October 14, 1929 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the October 14, 1929 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1929-30 term. October 14, 1929 September 7, 2017
September 10, 1929 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the September 10, 1929 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1929-30 term. September 10, 1929 September 7, 2017
1931 Plat Map of Edwardsville This map of Edwardsville was published in 1931 by the Edwardsville Intelligencer. It shows the property boundaries and owners that existed in the town at the time, as well as various town landmarks such as Lusk Memorial Cemetery Park (today Hotz Park), St. Boniface Cemetery, the courthouse, the Lincoln School, the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium, and Legion Park. It also shows the village of Leclaire. The map was draughted by C. A. R. Benedict. 1931 September 7, 2017
Our 150 Years: 1812 - 1962. Madison County, Illinois 1962 September 6, 2017
1882 History of Madison County, Illinois. Illustrated. This county history was published in Edwardsville in 1882, seventy years after the establishment of Madison County in 1812.

The cover was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Grant Lane.
1882 September 6, 2017
"Granite High World" School Newspapers for the 1947-48 School Year This volume is a collection of the 16 editions of the Granite High World, the newspaper of Granite City High School, published in the 1947-48 school year. In December and January a yearbook senior edition was published for graduating seniors.

For yearbooks throughout the rest of the 20th and early 21st centuries, see Granite City Yearbooks published online by the Six Mile Regional Library.
September 25, 1947 to June 8, 1948 September 5, 2017
Wilbur Clay Hadley in 1921, Founder and President of The State Bank of Collinsville This photograph of Wilbur Clay Hadley (1842 - 1925), founder and president of the State Bank of Collinsville, was taken in October 1921. October 1921 August 29, 2017
August 14, 1929 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the August 14, 1929 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1929-30 term. This copy is missing the first page. August 14, 1929 August 28, 2017
June 10, 1929 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the June 10, 1929 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1929-30 term. June 10, 1929 August 28, 2017