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	Peters Train Station in Glen Carbon	Peters Train Station before 1913. These buildings were located between the tracks just west of Illinois Route 157. Gottieb Schumachers store is in the background, presently Judy’s Inn Tavern. The building attached is the freight house that is used for unclaimed freight.	Before 1913	December 8, 2016
	Personal letter to Louise Mudge, 1944	This is a personal letter to Louise Mudge, wife of Dick Howard Mudge, composed on Sept. 9, 1944. Sent from a Columbus, Mississippi, the letter is signed “Winfrey” and contains personal communications about life and the weather.	1944	March 15, 2019
	Personal letter to E.W. Mudge, February 20, 1911.	This is a personal letter to Mr. E. W. Mudge composed on February 20, 1911. It was sent from “Henry” at the “Hill, Monroe, & Lemann Law Offices” in New Orleans, Louisiana. It contains personal news about family, money, and other things concerning everyday life.	1911	March 15, 2019
	Personal letter to D.H. Mudge from Clinton Mudge Hall, May 31, 1945	This is a personal letter to D.H. Mudge from Clinton Mudge Hall in Ashville, North Carolina, composed on May 31, 1945. In this letter, Clinton Mudge Hall informs D.H. Mudge about the value of some portraits in Clinton’s possession.	1945	March 15, 2019
	Percy Heuer Oral History Interview	In this oral history, Percy Heuer describes his life in Dorsey as a farmer and worker for the Illinois Department of Transportation. He discusses many experiences in Dorsey from the early 20th century to the 1980s. He also discusses some family history.	August 23, 1988	April 25, 2017
	Paper Print of Power Station Operators at Standard Oil	This is a black and white photograph printed on cardstock. The bottom of the image is labeled "Power Station Operators: From left - John Bacheldor, Charles Davidson, Robert Hartman, Tim McCarthy, Art Proctor."	Circa 1950	October 24, 2018
	Panel Presenting on Catalytic Cracking Units	This is a black and white photograph of six people at a table with a "Fluid Catalytic Cracking" sign behind them. As part of the 50th anniversary celebration for Standard Oil Company, the company conducted several community outreach educational programs and panels in 1957.	1957	October 30, 2018
	Our 150 Years: 1812 - 1962. Madison County, Illinois		1962	September 6, 2017
	Old Box Phone	This wall-mounted wooden box telephone was a staple in the household in the early 20th century. One would speak into a funnel that protruded from the front of the box and would listen through a funnel that would have been brought up to the ear. When a phone call was directed to this phone, a mechanism inside the box would ring the two bells placed on the box In the telephone pictured, the bells are mouned on the front. Telephones like this often included a space for a paper record of phone numbers that one might find useful, such as the phone numbers of different services or family and friends. A paper such as this is included with the pictured telephone. This telephone and list of phone numbers were digitized as a part of Madison Historical's class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.	Early 1900	March 4, 2020
	Oil Tank at the Standard Oil Refinery in Wood River	This circa 1970s color photograph shows a Standard Oil Tank from street view with a car and white fence in foreground. The Standard Oil logo is displayed in full color on the side of the tank, with the text "Standard Oil Division of American Oil Company Wood River Refinery." The company was later simply known as Amoco, for American Oil Company.	Circa 1970s	October 15, 2018