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Central Stamping Co. Catalog | This catalog for the Central Stamping Company shows many of the company's products and gives other information about the company in 1889. The Central Stamping Company became the National Enameling & Stamping Company and moved its St. Louis factory to Granite City in the 1890s. | 1889 | May 1, 2017 |
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1887 Ordnance 39 allowing Elliot W. Mudge to build street lighting in Edwardsville, Illinois | This is a 1887 Ordnance 39 allowing Elliot W. Mudge to build street lighting in Edwardsville, Illinois. | 1887 | March 15, 2019 |
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1886 Certificate of Membership to the Cattle and Horse Growers Association of the United States | This is a certificate of membership to the Cattle and Horse Growers Association of the United States from 1886 for Elliot W. Mudge. | 1886 | March 15, 2019 |
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Photograph of the home of E.W. Mudge, Circa 1885 - 1932 | This is a photograph of the home of E.W. Mudge, 1885(?) – 1932 on Andrews Street, Edwardsville | Circa 1885 - 1932 | March 15, 2019 |
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19th Century Rifle of The Bank of Edwardsville's First Bank President | This rifle was used for protection from bank robbers at the Bank of Edwardsville in the late 19th century. It was manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. in October, 1884, and was passed down from the first bank president, E.M.(1868-1887) to each bank president until 2004, when the presiding president gave it to his son, Scott Wetzel. This image was collected as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. These images were contributed by Corbin Wetzel and his father, Scott Wetzel. |
October 14, 1884 | March 4, 2020 |
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1883 Photograph of the Courthouse Burning in Greenville, Illinois | Photograph of a large white building with a domed cupola on top on fire with smoke coming off it. In front of the building there are skinny bare trees. The photo has some damage on the corners like creasing and darkening and two pin holes at the top. The back of the photo is pale green with the text "BURNING OF COURT HOUSE GREENVILLE 1883 DENNY BONNER". | March 24, 1883 | September 30, 2025 |
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1882 receipt for the sale of land from John C. Naffedit | This is a receipt for the sale of land from John C. Naffedit on June 17, 1882 for $8,464.00 | 1882 | March 15, 2019 |
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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 |
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Photograph of white square building with white fence and trees in foreground | Photograph of an unknown white building with two sets of fences. The first one is a white picket fence, and the second one is an iron fence with brick bottom. | 1880 - 1910 | September 30, 2025 |
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Photograph of two girls looking through a photo album in 1879 | This is a photograph of two girls looking through a photo album in the summer of 1879. The reverse side of the photo lists them as Aunt Bet and Aunt Annie. It appears to list their ages as 10 and 8 respectively. | 1879 | March 15, 2019 |