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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	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 A. F. Rickfelder Buggy & Carriage Storefront	A photograph of the outside of a building made up on a one story storefront, and a two story building attached to the back all made of wood with three brick chimneys . A horse and buggy sits under the storefront's awning, and three men stand next to the building and a fourth leans against a utility pole. The storefront has a sign that reads "A.F. Rickfelder Buggy & Carriage Painting," on the left side and "A.F Rickfelder Horse Shoeing Repair and Blacksmithing"	Unknown	October 2, 2025
	Photograph of Administration Building of the Alton-Western Military Academy	Photograph of the Administration Building at the Western Military Academy in Upper Alton, Illinois. Also visible is a building far in the distance on the bottom right.	Unknown	October 2, 2025
	Photograph of Alton-Western Military Academy Cadets Standing at Attention in a Field	Photograph of cadets at the Alton-Western Military Academy standing in two lines at attention with rifles in hand; spotted trees and brushes as well as a small bridge are visible in the background.	Unknown	October 2, 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
	Photograph of Cadets Standing at Attention Outside Barracks of the Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois	Photograph of several lines cadets outside the barracks at the Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois. Cadets stand at attention with some holding flags. Behind them sit three Tudor Revival-style buildings adorned with American flags.	Unknown	October 2, 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
	Photograph of Eleven Women in Shirtwaists with a Swastika Pin	Undated photograph of eleven women posing for a formal portrait in white shirtwaists. One woman has a swastika on her collar.	Circa 1900	September 30, 2025
	Photograph of Glen Carbon Parade Float with Children in Star Crowns	Undated photogragh of a parade float wagon with a covered top with various leaves and branches. On the wagon there are 17 young girls in matching long white dresses, dark sashes, and white crowns with stars on the front holding American flags. The wagon has garland wrapped around the posts that hold up the roof, and a striped star banner around the wagon bed. various buildings, trees and people can be seen in the background.	Circa 1900	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