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Model Woodcut Tiger for Edwardsville High School This small tiger woodcut was carved by Edward Ladd as a model for a larger tiger statue at Edwardsville High School. The woodcut is in the possession of his grandaughter, Candace Ladd, as of 2017. Circa 1955 October 31, 2017
Handbill for the Southwestern Illinois Inter-City Baseball League 1955 Season This is a tri-fold pamphlet for the Southwestern Illinois inter-City Baseball League 1955 season. One side of the pamphlet is a glossy silver with black ink text, while the other side is white with black text ink. The bill includes the schedule, advertisements for supporting local businesses , board members, graduates who played Major League Baseball, a list of game locations, and a list of how the standings and final cup selection works. The pamphlet also features information on celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Southwester Illinois Inter-City Baseball league. Size unfolded: 11" x 8.75" 1955 October 2, 2019
1955 Maryville Red Sox Team Photograph This is a black and white team photograph of the Maryvill Red Sox Baseball Team taken in 1955. 1955 November 13, 2019
1955 Falstaff Brewery Honorary Brew Master Certificate This certificate was given to Chuck Brazier as a thank you for taking the Falstaff Brewery tour, as well as giving his opinion on the products that he sampled at the end of the tour. The Falstaff Brewery was located in St. Louis.

This certificate was digitized by Paul Brazier as part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History.
March 30, 1955 September 6, 2018
1955 Standard Office Personnel in front of Main Office Building This is a black and white photograph with white border and label. The image depicts office personnel standing and sitting on the steps in front of the main office building. A sign for the building reads "Office Standard Oil Co." The bottom middle of the front of the image is labeled, "Personnel in picture taken of Main Office Force September, 1955." On the back of the image is penned, "p 15 Remember when." Additionally an attached piece of carbon paper lists the names of the personnel in the photograph arranged in rows from left to right. September 1955 October 24, 2018
1955 Group Photograph of Standard Oil Company Employees at Main Office This is a group photograph of Standard Oil Company employees on the front steps of the main office building. Persons pictured are labeled on an attached piece of typed paper, displayed here. September 1955 November 13, 2018
"Granite High World" School Newspapers for the 1955-56 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 1955-56 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.
September 30, 1955 to May 29, 1956 April 3, 2018
Madison County School Districts 1956-1957 This is a list of Madison County Community Unit Schools and what subsidiary schools encompass the district. These districts reflect the renumeration of Madison County Schools. 1956 February 28, 2017
100 Years of Grace: St. Paul Lutheran Church 1956 Centennial History Book This book was created in 1956 to celebrate centennial anniversary of St. Paul Lutheran Church located in Hamel, Illinois. The centennial anniversary was celebrated on October 21, 1956. Included in this book are a brief history of the church, various pictures from the church's history, and a list of all the members of the church in 1956. 1956 April 11, 2019
Letter From Assistant Superintendent of Illinois Approving Renumeration in Madison County This letter approves the renumerating of consolidated Madison County Schools in numeric order. June 8, 1956 February 28, 2017