Great River Road, 2016

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Photograph of a man swinging a golf club This is an undated photograph of an unnamed man swinging a golf club outdoors. 1900s March 15, 2019
Photograph of a young boy on a floatie in a lake This is an undated photograph of an unnamed boy with an animal-shaped floatie in a lake. In it, he wears a one-piece swimming outfit with stripes 1900s March 15, 2019
Glen Carbon Train Station  Glen Carbon Train Station, the picture is of Jesse Berry, railroad operator, with his daughter 1900s 1900s December 8, 2016
Chinatown Lake Now Known as Maryville Fishing Club Lake This is a color photograph of a that runs alongside Parkview Street in Maryville, Illinois. The pond is now known as the "Maryville Fishing Club Lake" inside Drost Park. It originally ran alongside the St. Louis Troy and Eastern Railroad line and Parkview Street known as Chinatown road at the turn of the century. The Pond is located across the street from Donk Company housing known as "Chinatown" which consisted of 41 housing lots. Circa 1900-1925 November 13, 2019
Clover Leaf Train Station Clover Leaf Train Station right after it was moved to Glen Carbon. The name is not painted on the station yet. Madison Coal Corporation Mine No. 1 is in the background. The man in the photo is J. F. Dickman the railroad agent. January 26, 1900 December 8, 2016
Clover Leaf Train Station at Glen Carbon This station was located east of Meridian Road between the tracks just north of Miner Park. The Clover Leaf later became the Nickel Plate Railroad. J. F. Dickman was the railroad agent. Coal mine No. 1 is at the far right. A brick structure of the mine is now occupied as a residence. Meridian road is on the far left. January 1900 December 8, 2016
Madison County Courthouse Telegraph A board with three small screws on the top rights to the middle a tapper that tapped out your message. On the receiver there is a wooden board with a metal trim and the actual metal receiver on top. Tristan Mackenzie's great grandfather came into possession of it when the court house officials discarded it for a telephone replacement. Dimensons of the receiver: Base 22 1/2in. Height 3in. Dimensons of the messenger: Base 28in. Height 1 1/2in.

This telegraph was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Trisran Mackenzie.
January 1, 1970 March 4, 2020
"Diamond I" Products Catalog for the Illinois Glass Company This catalog for the Illinois Glass Company, later the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, shows many of the company's products and gives other information about the company. 1900 - 1929 February 24, 2017
Men wearing baseball uniforms with "Paragon" A group of men wearing baseball uniforms with the word "Paragon" featured on the front. In the front row, second from the right, is holding a baseball. 1900 - 1910 September 18, 2017
Members of the Italian-American Alpina Dogali Society with their families in Collinsville This is is a photograph of members of the Alpina Dogali Society, an organization for Italian Americans. Men, women, and children are seated in the photo, with the men wearing sashes and ribbons. Circa 1900 - 1910 September 17, 2017