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3 men inside coal mine #2 sitting on coal carts | 3 men inside coal mine #2 sitting on coal cart. Left to right Ed Smith, Garbalde Raffalle, and Louis Trebing (who was 15 years old at the time of the photo). | 1910 | December 8, 2016 |
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Inside Coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon Illinois. | Two workers inside the coal mine in Glen Carbon, Illinois. One man is named Louis Trebing. | 1910 | December 8, 2016 |
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Coal miners outside the mines at coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois | Group of coal miners standing outside of coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois. 3rd man from the left Lee Thorpe. 6th man from the left Jacob Hinner. 2nd man from the right Joe Leitner. Man on the extreme right is Mr. Daenzer. | 1910 | December 8, 2016 |
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1909 Photograph of Memorial Day at Oakwood Cemetery in Alton, Illinois | This 1909 photograph shows a band from the Western Military Academy standing on a path in a cemetery. Behind the band are a group of well-dressed old men holding flowers. The men wear medals on their coats. The photo was likely taken at the Oakwood Cemetery, or Upper Alton Cemetary, for Memorial Day 1909. | 1909 | September 30, 2025 |
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Restitution on the Heath of Mrs. Gregory, 1909 | This is a letter of Restitution on the Heath of Mrs. Gregory. It was composed in 1909. | 1909 | March 15, 2019 |
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1909 Edwardsville High School Football Team | This photograph shows the 1909 Edwardsville High School football team. Front row: Homer Richards, Lu Whitford, Rex Willoughby, Hilbert Brockmeier, John Overbeck, Everett Willoughby Back row: (Dinlay) Jim Welch, William Kearney, William Burroughs, Clarence, Courtney Stubbs, Alvin Stolze, Douglas Dale |
1909 | September 13, 2018 |
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Nickel Plate Warehouse and Section Foreman’s house | Nickel Plate Warehouse and Section Foreman’s house taken in 1909 at Peter Station. The road in the foreground that ran between warehouse and station. This road became Route 157 in the 1930’s. | 1909 | December 8, 2016 |
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Workers Inside Owens-Illinois Glass Factory | Groups of workers at a series of work stations at Illinois Glass Co. factory in Alton, Illinois in 1909 | 1909 | November 15, 2016 |
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Two men standing outside the coal mine | Two men standing outside the coal mine. You can see different buildings as well as coal carts. | August 20, 1908 | December 8, 2016 |
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1908 Postcard of Leclaire in Edwardsville, Illinois | This is a postcard dated October 3, 1908 depicting a scene in Leclaire in Edwardsville, Illinois. It is addressed to Miss Martha Criley of Indianapolis, Indiana. It reads: "My dear Miss Criley, Don't you think my building and grounds are nice looking. I have every thing my own way. I often wonder what to do next, but I have no one to ask so I go ahead and do. I am enjoying life these days, hope you are. Love to you, Esther" | 1908 | November 15, 2018 |