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1931 Plat Map of Edwardsville This map of Edwardsville was published in 1931 by the Edwardsville Intelligencer. It shows the property boundaries and owners that existed in the town at the time, as well as various town landmarks such as Lusk Memorial Cemetery Park (today Hotz Park), St. Boniface Cemetery, the courthouse, the Lincoln School, the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium, and Legion Park. It also shows the village of Leclaire. The map was draughted by C. A. R. Benedict. 1931 September 7, 2017
Program for the 1931 "Annual Commencement of the Edwardsville High School" This is a program for the "Annual Commencement of the Edwardsville High School" on Friday, June 5, 1931 in the High School Gymnasium. In this program you will find a schedule of the day’s events and the class roll. 1931 December 1, 2018
January 14, 1931 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the January 14, 1931 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1930-31 term. January 14, 1931 November 21, 2017
March 11, 1931 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the March 11, 1931 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1930-31 term. March 11, 1931 November 21, 2017
Group Photo of Officers of Collinsville Chapter #666, Order of the Eastern Star, in 1932 This photograph shows the officers of Collinsville Chapter #666, Order of the Eastern Star, in 1932.

Left to right
First Row: Allice Gillespay, Mary A. Taylor, Margie Pfaff, Elizabeth Bowker, Myrtle Haddick, Alberta Hartman (Krite)

Second Row: Celeste Mashek (Thomas), Grace Elizabeth Orcutt, Worthy Matron, Allan Claus (the "Worthy Patron")

Third Row: Lillian Pointer, Leona Nichols, Hilda Riggin (Bitzer), Edw. J. Mashek, Kathryn Stehman (Orcutt), Martha Schwartz (Nieman), Mae Thompson (Claus)
1932 April 21, 2017
Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to D. H. Mudge Sr. This is a letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Dick Howard Mudge Senior, a prominent attorney and member of the local Democratic Party. At this time Roosevelt won the 1932 Presidential Election, beating incumbent Herbert Hoover. Writing in response to a telegram from Mudge, Roosevelt acknowledges congratulations on his victory. Looking towards the future, Roosevelt reaffirms the Democratic Party's values and policies in hopes to establish an ordered economic life with continued support from Mudge. November 17, 1932 January 24, 2018
Dr. Gustave Schroeppel's wake in 1933 This is a photograph of Dr. Gustave Schroeppel's wake in 1933. This picture was taken in the living room of his home at 317 West Main Street, Collinsville, Illinois. 1933 September 17, 2017
Route 66/Nameoki Road near its turn onto Madison Avenue in circa 1933 This circa 1933 photograph shows a section of Route 66, Nameoki Road, near its turn onto Madison Avenue in Granite City. Circa 1933 April 10, 2018
1933 Edwardsville High School Men's Football Conference Champions This is a newspaper clipping featuring the 1933 EHS Tigers football conference champions Back Row: (left to right) John Svaldi, Cecil Wells, August Soehlke, Orville West, Arthur Svaldi, Calvin Bauer, Lawrence Kennedy, Jack Yates, David Cunningham, manager. Middle Row: Kenneth Linger, George Handlon, William Catalano, Roy Dees, Captain Earle Ingels, Wilbur Zirges, Gail Subbs, Barnard Berger, Louis Chairney. Front Row: Coach S.A. Cole, Barney Lanham, George Little, Clarence Hydron, Urban Grebel, Henry Dohle, Harold Highlander, Norman Probst and Assistant Coach H.B. Gunn 1933 November 15, 2018
1933 Collinsville Merchants Scorebook This is a bound scorebook for the "Collinsville Merchants," from the 1933 baseball season. The book's binding is fabric and is black on the front and back board. Lowe and Campbell Athletic Goods Co. based in Kansas City is the publishing company as noted inside the cover of the book. 1933 October 2, 2019