Browse Items (1544 total)

Thumbnail	Title	Description	Date	Date Added
	Ray Bieser and other men in front of the Red Cross Club-mobile in Belgium	This photograph shows Ray Bieser and other men in front of the Red Cross Club-mobile in Belgium. Ray Bieser was the Company clerk of the 90th Infantry Division.	1942 - 1945	September 18, 2017
	1940s Photograph of World War II Veteran and Glen Carbon Resident Anthony Poneta	Photograph of Anthony J. Poneta in his military uniform, likely taken sometime after 1942. Poneta appears to be wearing a khaki Summer Service Uniform and is standing in a yard in Glen Carbon in front of a tree.	1942 - 1946	August 22, 2025
	1940s Photograph of World War II Veteran and Glen Carbon Resident Anthony Poneta in his Cook's Uniform	Photograph of Anthony J. Poneta in his cook’s uniform at Fort Custer in Michigan. Poneta is sitting on the stairs near the entrance of a building. He is wearing a white cook’s uniform with a chef’s hat, an apron, and black boots. The photograph would have been taken during his service between 1942 and 1946.	1942 - 1946	August 22, 2025
	"Granite High World" School Newspapers for the 1942-43 School Year	This volume is a collection of the 14 editions of the Granite High World, the newspaper of Granite City High School, published in the 1942-43 school year. For yearbooks throughout the rest of the 20th and early 21st centuries, see Granite City Yearbooks published online by the Six Mile Regional Library.	October 2, 1942 to May 21, 1943	March 15, 2018
	Identification Card for Centerville Police Force	This is a Centerfield Police Force identification card for Ester V. Saverson. This specific identification card denotes that Saverson's service within the Civil Defense Corps was the Underwater Rescue Division. This identification card was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. This card was contributed by Noah Armstead.	1942-3-18	March 4, 2020
	War Rations Book from World War II	This World War II war rations book was issued to Mary Whipple of Alton in 1943. It contains numerous stamps used to purchase goods rationed during the war. The stamps are decorated with artillery, aircraft carriers, tanks, and airplanes. Some of the stamps were already used. This ration book was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Brayden Shirley.	1943	July 9, 2018
	1943 Edwardsville High School "Tiger Times" vol. V no. 24	This is vol. V, no. 24 of the student publication from Edwardsville High School called "Tiger Times" published in March of 1943. In this issue you will find school events, former student enlistment in the armed services, updates for “Home Room and Clubs”, editorials, local events, department news, student literary compositions, jokes, and local athletic commentary.	1943	December 1, 2018
	World War II Pilot Hank Mayhall Jr. in 1943	This photograph shows Hank Mayhall Jr., a World War II pilot, at pilot training in 1943. This photograph was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Anna Hall.	1943	May 21, 2019
	1943 Mike Semanisin in Norfolk Team Uniform with Bat	This is a black and white photograph of Mike Semanisin standing next to a baseball field posing with a bat. Semanisin played baseball at Nebraska state and semi-professionally for the Nebraska Norfolk Elks in 1943 at the age of 22.	1943	November 13, 2019
	1943 Photograph of Lester Kelley in World War II Uniform	This is a picture of Lester Kelley from 1943. Kelley is the recipient of multiple military honors for active service in combat. He passed away in 2009. This photograph was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought into class by his grandchild Camden Kelley.	1943	March 4, 2020