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Hartman Cigar Store in Collinsville during the 1920s | This photograph of Hartman Cigar Store was taken in the 1920s. The business was located on the corner of Main and Clinton in the Miner's Institute Building. | 1920 - 1929 | September 17, 2017 | |
Hartsburg outhouse replica from the 1930s | This is a doll-sized model of an outhouse built in the 1930s. It has two different bathroom doors. One was labeled "HERR" in red and the other was labeled "DAMEN" in the same red ink. There are little toilets inside each door. This object was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Jacob Wibben. The outhouse was created by the student's great uncle, twice removed. |
1930s | March 4, 2020 | |
Headgear | This wrestling headgear has two molded ear covers for protection. The moulded ear covers are covered with black fabric and three parts where it is white and has seven small holes on each white part. There are straps throughout to keep the headpiece firmly attached during wrestling matches. This headgear was brought in by Rosie Sanders as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. |
1993 | March 4, 2020 | |
Herman Schrunke and threshing crew all lined up | This is a photograph of Herman Schrunke in his thresher outfit with his crew members. The crew are all lined up and posing for the photograph on top of their machines. | Circa 1900 - 1910 | September 17, 2017 | |
Herman Schunke's Thresher and Crew | Herman Schunke's thresher and crew posing for a photograph. There is an arrow pointing to Herman Schunke on the left side of the photograph. | Circa 1900 - 1910 | September 17, 2017 | |
High School Senior Louis Neptune in Coal Miner Baseball Uniform | This is a black and white photograph of high school senior Louis Neptune in a coal miner baseball uniform | circa 1930s | November 13, 2019 | |
Hill and Landscape Around the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. | This photograph shows a hill leading to a building seperate from the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. This photograph was taken around the 1910s or 1920s. | circa 1910s-1920s | March 21, 2019 | |
History of Madison County Jail, 1814 - 1906, by Evelyn Bowles | This pamphlet about the history of the Madison County Jail from 1814 to 1906 was written by Evelyn Bowles, then the chief deputy clerk of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. Bowles first presented the pamphlet at the March 1960 meeting of the Land O'Goshen Historical Society. The Edwardsville Intelligencer then published the pamphlet serially in seven parts, starting on March 15, 1960 and concluding on March 23, 1960. Bowles was later elected as Madison County Clerk in 1974 and served as an Illinois state senator representing the 56th Senate District from 1994 to 2002. | March 1960 | February 12, 2018 | |
Hole From Mining Trash Dump from the Donk Brothers Mine no. 2 | This is a black and white photograph of a mining trash dump at the Donk Brothers Mine no. 2. The railroad is visible on the left, with a locomotive pulling a series of coal cars. In the center of the image a group of men and women are present seen standing around the pit. | circa 1920s | November 13, 2019 | |
Horse Drawn Tractor | Horse Drawn Tractor on the Brockmeir farm | early 1900s | December 8, 2016 |