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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	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
	1912 Photograph of a Street Scene with Trucks and a Trolley During the Madison County Centennial Celebration	1912 photograph showing a street scene, likely from Edwardsville, Illinois, with a crowd, a trolley, and several trucks during the 1912 Madison County Centennial celebration, held in September.	September 1912	September 29, 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
	1919 Photograph of People Celebrating the Victory Liberty Loan in Edwardsville, Illinois	This 1919 photograph shows a large crowd of people celebrating the Victory Liberty Loan. The photograph also shows a U. S. machine gun tank.	April 15, 1919	September 30, 2025
	1921 Photograph of the Leclaire Athletics Baseball Team	1921 photograph of the Leclaire Athletics baseball team and coaches (from left to right): Loui Miller, Duke Henngs, Len Mag, Jiggerssoehke, Swel Blake, Kolesa, Shaw, Mon Johns, Pete Smith, Click Kueker, Ben Woods, Bud Duffy, Clet Henry, BS Giddy Ostendorfy, and M Duffy. All are wearing athletic baseball uniforms and hats. In the background on the right, we can see the Leclaire, Illinois, school house from the side.	1921	September 30, 2025
	Painting of portrait of an unknown woman in black with a white bonnet	A mounted portrait painting of an older woman wearing a lace-edged bonnet with a small white scarf with lace ends crossed around her neck. The woman wears a large black dress. The painting seems to have been done in the shape of an oval.	Unknown	October 2, 2025
	Photograph of "Fern," a Woman Leaning on a Chair Wearing a Hat	Undated (circa 1920s) photograph of a woman leaning on a chair and wearing a hat and pleated skirt. Writing on the back of the photograph says "Fern."	circa 1920	September 29, 2025
	Photograph of a Building Burned Down by Fire	Photograph of the ruins of a building that burned down, taken from the rooftop of Dr. Easley's office. A crowd forms to see the aftermath of the fire.	Unknown	September 30, 2025
	Photograph of a House with a Western Military Academy Building in the Background	Photograph of a house from afar in a meadow with trees on either side. Also visible is a brick building on the right half covered with trees. The brick building is part of the Western Military Academy.	Unknown	September 30, 2025