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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	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
	Photograph of Edwardsville High School Class of 1910 Sport Team (Likely Basketball)	This undated photograph shows eleven boys all wearing a number 10 jersey standing in front of a brick building with three windows. This is likely a photograph of the 1910 basketball team from Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, Illinois.	circa 1910	September 30, 2025
	1910 Photograph of Edwardsville High School Football Team	This 1910 photograph shows three rows of boys, with the boy in the front holding a football. The boys are seated outside in front of an exterior doorway. All are dressed in athletic clothing.	1910	September 30, 2025
	Photograph of Worden Fire Department	A photograph of a group of men standing outside a brick building with a decorative banner hung behind them saying 'WORDEN FIRE DEPT NO. 1,'. All men standing with arms to their sides wearing long double breasted jackets with peaked hats.	Circa 1910	October 2, 2025
	1912 Photograph of Eleanor Boeschenstein and Other Women Shooting a Cannon at Start of Madison County Centennial	Photograph of Eleanor Boeschenstein firing a cannon to begin Madison County's Centennial in September 1912. A row of women and one man stand behind her.	1912	September 29, 2025
	1912 Photograph of the Arch Built for the Madison County Centennial Celebration	1912 photograph showing a large temporary arch built outside the Madison County Courthouse to celebrate Madison County's centennial in 1912. A row of men stand under the arch.	1912	September 29, 2025