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	Luis Ybarra Oral History Interview	This oral history interview with Luis Ybarra was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History. Luis Ybarra was born May 6, 1957. He talks about his lifelong residency in the Lincoln Place neighborhood. Born in 1957 to Mexican immigrants, Luis worked for the Madison County Highway Department and was a member of the Mexican Honorary Commission. Among many other topics, Luis talks about his personal history, life, and times in Madison County.	November 3, 2001	March 18, 2018
	Louis Spengel’s Store in Highland in 1896	This photo of Louis Spengel’s store in Highland was taken in 1896. The signs on the store indicate that Spengel sold stoves, tinware, and umbrellas. This photograph was digitized by Darren Latham as part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History.	1896	September 15, 2018
	Locomotive Engine at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co.	These two photographs show a locomotive engine pushing rail cars of materials on a track at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. These photographs were taken around the 1910s or 1920s.	circa 1910s-1920s	March 21, 2019
	Loading racks during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of loading racks, which are nearly complete except for railings. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	Loading Racks	This is a color photograph of the polypropene loading racks at Standard Oil Company in Wood River, Illinois.	Unknown	October 25, 2018
	Loading Rack Washhouse during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the loading rack washhouse. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	Loading Rack Pump House during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the loading rack pump house. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	Little Tigers Football Jersey	This item is an Edwardsville Little Tigers jersey used from 2006 to 2012. The jersey is an orange home jersey worn by Ryan Smith while he was a member of the Little Tigers Football League in Edwardsville, Illinois. This jersey was brought in by Ryan Smith as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.	2006 - 2012	March 4, 2020
	Little Light Bearers of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society	The photo features the Little Light Bearers of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Collinsville Methodist Church.	June 1933	October 26, 2017
	Litchfield and Madison Train Engine	Litchfield and Madison engine with just a caboose picking up train orders at Glen Carbon tower on its way to Madison where it will pick up a train going back north.	1950's	December 8, 2016