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1940-1941 Joe Garnero in Giants Baseball Uniform | This is a black and white photograph of Joe Garnero in his Giants Uniform. Ganero played for the Clinton Iowa Giants in the 1940 season and he Fort Smith Giants located in Arkansas during the 1941 season. The Fort Smith Giants and Clinton Giants were both feeder teams for the New York Giants major league baseball team. | 1940 - 1941 | November 13, 2019 |
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1940s Apple Cranberry Salad | This is a recipe that has been in Emma Hosto's family for approximately 8 decades and is made for special occasions and holidays by the family. The recipe states to make the base add 1 bag of romaine lettuce, 1 cup of shredded swiss cheese, 1 medium apple, 1/4cup dried cranberries, and 1/2 cup chopped cashews. The dressing calls for 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, 2T lemon juice, 1T diced onions, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Mix all the dressing ingredients together, lastly add 2/3 cup veg. oil and pour over the base. This recepie was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Emma Hosto. |
1940 | March 4, 2020 |
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1940s Board of Directors of the Union Savings and Loan | This photograph is of the 1940s Board of Directors of the Collinsville Savings and Loan. | Circa 1940 - 1949 | September 18, 2017 |
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1940s Budget Bank Toy Made by Marx Toys | This budget bank was manufactured by Marx Toys and has an image of the United States Capitol Building. It was likely sold in the 1940s as a toy for children to save money. This budget bank was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Nick Walker. |
Circa 1940s | May 21, 2019 |
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1940s Chinese Luck Decoration | This is a Chinese Luck Decoration from the Republic of China in the 1940s a time of economic downturn following the Great Depression, which impacted economies across the globe, including China where the artifact is from. Because of the downturned economy, decorations like this were limited. The purple beads are representative of grapes signifying wealth, while the red and gold thread is symbolic for good luck. The beads on the decoration are round and hard, while the string is soft and course at the same time. This object was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Ivy Lin. |
1940 | March 4, 2020 |
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1940s Chinese Paper Money | These seven bills of Chinese paper money were issued in the 1930s and 1940s by either the Bank of China or the Central Bank of China. They were brought to Madison County by an American soldier who was stationed in northern China immediately after World War II. These bills were scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. They were brought to class by the soldier's granddaughter, Dara Parks. |
Circa 1945 - 1948 | July 9, 2018 |
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1940s Edwardsville Creamery Milk Bottle | This is an Edwardsville Creamery Milk Bottle from the 1940's. Glass milk bottles were used by delivery services to deliver milk to houses in crates daily. On the front it reads, "Property of Edwardsville Creamery Edwardsville, IL" and on the back it says, "One Quart Liquid". When people were finished with these bottles, they wouldn't always return them to Edwarsville Creamery. This object was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was found and brought into class by Alessa Heiser. It was found in her backyard. |
Circa 1940 | March 4, 2020 |
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1940s Edwardsville YMCA Brochure | This is 1940s Edwardsville YMCA Brochure advertising different activities, events, purposes of the local YMCA. | 1940 | December 1, 2018 |
![1941 Edwardsville High School "Tiger Times" vol. 4 no. 14](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/c93c2ebcaf89d63299203bd646e1fea2.jpg "1941 Edwardsville High School "Tiger Times" vol. 4 no. 14") |
1941 Edwardsville High School "Tiger Times" vol. 4 no. 14 | This is vol. 4, no. 14 of the student publication from Edwardsville High School called "Tiger Times" published in December of 1941. In this issue you will find school Christmas events, updates on teacher and staff vacation activates, student literary compositions, and local athletic commentary. | 1941 | December 1, 2018 |
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1941 Mike Semanisin Standing on Side of Baseball Field | This is a black and white photograph of Mike Semanisin standing next to a baseball field holding a glove. Semanisin played baseball at Nebraska state and semi-professionally for the Nebraska Norfolk Elks in 1943. | 1941 | November 13, 2019 |