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Business Card for the Village Motel in Highland, Illinois | This business card for the Village Motel emphasizes the motel's air conditioning and TV service. The motel was located just off US Highway 40 slightly northeast of Highland, Illinois. At the time the motel was owned and operated by Wally and Ruth Nagel, who purchased the motel in 1958 before the construction of I-70 through Highland. It was sold in 1992 and is currently used as apartments. | 1958 - 1992 | January 9, 2018 |
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Buster Lucas in Front of Memorial Dedicated to his Brother Vernon Lucas | This is a black and white photograph of Buster Lucas standing in front of a memorial dedicated to his brother Vernon Lucas, the 1931 founder of the Southwestern Illinois Intercity Baseball League. | circa 1940s | November 13, 2019 |
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Camp Dix, New Jersey during WWI | Alfred and Ed Nicol at Camp Dix, NJ. (in group) during the WWI era, 1917-1918. | 1917 - 1918 | September 18, 2017 |
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Car Repair Warehouse during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery | This photograph shows the car repair warehouse. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. | 1917-1918 | August 15, 2018 |
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Carlin Catalog Listing | The listing for the Carlin home design by Sears, Roebuck & Co. from the 1918 catalog. | 1918 | November 28, 2016 |
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Carmen Cook Oral History Interview | This oral history interview with Carmen Cook was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History. Carmen Cook was born at Lincoln Place in 1943, where she spent most of her life, to Mexican immigrant parents. In this interview, she talks about her childhood and life, the ethnic diversity of the community, the Cinco de Mayo celebrations, the legacy of Ruben Mendoza (the Olympic soccer player), and the scholarship that was set-up in the name of Joe Gonzalez. |
November 18, 2001 | February 20, 2018 |
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Carol and John Fritsche Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, John and Carol Fritche describe growing up in Edwardsville, Illinois, in the middle of the twentieth century. They discuss attending Leclaire Academy and living in one of the first homes on Dunlap Lake. The interview continues to discuss Edwardsville’s growth and the relationship between SIUE and the city of Edwardsville. Finally, John discusses his career with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). | September 4, 2018 | January 28, 2019 |
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Carrie Davini Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, Carrie Davini discusses her career as a tattoo artist and business manager at Evermore Gallery on Edwardsville's Main Street. Carrie covers her childhood in northern Illinois, moving to the St. Louis area, various tattoo businesses she has worked for, and her role at Evermore Gallery. Carrie also talks about being a woman in an industry dominated by men and being a small-business operator in Edwardsville. | October 11, 2018 | December 11, 2018 |
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Cassette tape from Dominica in the 1980s | Cassette tape from Bond Beupierre. Found in 1989 in the carribean Commonwealth of Dominica. This casette tape was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Kevin Beaupierre. |
1989 | March 4, 2020 |
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Central Stamping Co. Catalog | This catalog for the Central Stamping Company shows many of the company's products and gives other information about the company in 1889. The Central Stamping Company became the National Enameling & Stamping Company and moved its St. Louis factory to Granite City in the 1890s. | 1889 | May 1, 2017 |