Godfrey Photograph Collection (58 total)

The Godfrey photograph collection contains black-and-white photographic prints from various sites in Madison County during the 1890s through the 1930s. The collection is held at the SIUE Archive.

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	1898 Photograph of Main Street in Edwardsville, Illinois, Showing Utility Poles and Street Fair Tents	1898 photograph taken from a second story showing tents on Main Street of Edwarsdville, Illinois, during a Free Street Fair. The E. A. Keller Co. tent is visible.	October 1898	September 29, 2025
	1898 Photograph of Three Women and a Young Girl in a Carriage in the Edwardsville Free Street Fair's Flower Parade	This 1898 photograph shows three women and a young girl riding in a carriage pulled by a horse. The women are dressed in formal attire and the carriage is adorned with flowers. This was part of a flower parade held in Edwardsville, Illinois, during a Free Street Fair in October 1898.	October 12, 1898	September 30, 2025
	1898 Photograph of Tuxhorn's Tent at Free Street Fair in Edwardsville, IL	1898 photograph of Tuxhorn's Tent at a free street fair, in Edwardsville, Illinois. A man stands in front of the merchandise dressed in a suit and a hat. The tent covers an assortment of wheeled products.	1898-10-12 - 1898-10-15	October 2, 2025
	1898 Photograph of Two Women and Man Riding in a Carriage in the Free Street Fair Flower Parade in Edwardsville	This 1898 photograph shows two unknown women and one unknown man riding in a carriage covered in flowers. The carriage is pulled by two white horses that are attended by two unknown men. This carriage was part of a flower parade held in Edwardsville, Illinois, on October 12, 1898, as part of a week-long Free Street Fair.	October 12, 1898	September 30, 2025
	1898 Photograph of Wm. C. Kriege & Co. Tent at Free Street Fair in Edwardsville, Illinois	1898 photograph of WM. C. Kriege & Co. tent at a free street fair, in Edwardsville, Illinois. The tent displays a variety of goods including buggies, bicycles, and stoves.	1898-10-12 - 1898-10-15	September 30, 2025
	1902 Photograph of People Assembled for a Trolley Party at the 1857 Madison County Courthouse in Edwardsville, Illinois	1902 photograph of a group of men, women, and children sitting and standing for a formal portrait in front of the main door to the 1857 Madison County Courthouse. Text indicates this is for a trolley party.	1902	September 29, 2025
	1902 Photograph of the Greater East St. Louis Real Estate Exchange Trolley Party in Edwardsville, Illinois	1902 photograph of the Greater East St. Louis Real Estate Exchange Trolley Party, in Edwardsville, Illinois. A trolley is in the middle of the street with 18 men visibly aboard. Additional men occupy the street surrounding the front and back of the trolley, with the majority facing the camera. All are dressed similarly with hats, suits, and bowties. Eight band members are pictured on the left side of the photo with their instruments in hand. The background features a line of structures and store fronts.	June 7, 1902	October 1, 2025
	1904 Photograph of New Staunton Coal Company Mine with Original Stock Holders	Photograph of John Scuelin, J.E. Rutledge, ex-governor of Missouri, and George Sands standing in a row in front of the buildings of the New Staunton Coal Company grounds in 1904. This was also known as the Livingston Mine.	1904	October 2, 2025
	1907 Photograph of Children Holding a Chalkboard with "Carpenter School" On It	A 1907 photograph of children standing for a school picture. A little girl is in the front holding a chalkboard with "Carpenter School 1907" written on it. This may have been from a school in Carpenter, Illinois, located in Madison County's Hamel Township.	1907	October 2, 2025
	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