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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	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
	Photograph of the exterior of the 1857 Madison County Courthouse with a Peanut and Popcorn Wagon	Undated photograph showing the exterior of the 1857 Madison County courthouse. There is snow on the ground, a group of men standing outside the courthouse door, and a peanut and popcorn wagon in the foreground.	Before 1915	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
	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
	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
	Photograph of Interior of Edwardsville National Bank Showing Kickapoo Indian Treaty Mural	Undated photograph of the interior of the Edwardsville National Bank showing the so-called Kickapoo Indian Treaty mural hanging on the wall. The mural was painted by Robert W. Grafton in 1923. The mural is a fictionalized depiction of the signing of a treaty between the Kickapoo nation and Euro-American settlers near Fort Dearborn.	After 1923	September 29, 2025
	Photograph of The "Palace Eagles" Basketball Team	This photograph shows two rows of young men, with a child holding a basketball centered in the first row. The men are wearing jerseys that show the team name of "Palace Eagles." Two men in casual clothing stand in the second row on each side. The Palace Eagles were a basketball team in Madison County, Illinois.	Circa 1930	September 30, 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 Large Crowd Outside a Drug Store	This undated photograph shows a two-story building with four chimneys on the roof and an overhead utility pole at the corner of the building. Men in uniform line up on the side of the building as people leave out the front. There is a sign that goes around the building that says "JAMES T. KIRKHAM & CO. DRUG STORE" on one side and "JAS T. KIRKHAM & CO. DRUGS MEDICINES SCHOOL BOOKS WALL PAPER PAINTS OILS."	Unknown	September 30, 2025
	Photograph of Cadets at the Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois	Photograph of Western Military Academy cadets standing in two single-file lines with a man standing between them. On the left there is a small building, and on the right another larger building in the background, as well as a wall tower visible in the middle.	Unknown	September 30, 2025