Great River Road, 2016

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Glen Carbon Men's Baseball Team       Glen Carbon Men's Baseball Team: Back Row From Left to Right: 1. Herman Hennings Pitcher, 2. Alex Marshall, 3. Arch Evan 3B, 4. Charles L. Henry Manager, 5. John Schuller Left Field, 6. Frank Kribicek Center Field, 7. William Liebe 1B. Bottom Row from Left to Right: 1. Eldon Miller Right Field, 2. Joe Veno Captain, 3. Pete Wickman Catcher, 4. Ray Miller Short Stop. Donated October 1988 December 8, 2016
Glen Carbon Illinois Central Tower House Glen Carbon Illinois Central Tower House. This tower house was torn down in the summer of 1983. May 1960 December 8, 2016
Glen Carbon Coal Miners Rescue Squad 1930 Louisville, KY competition winners Glen Carbon Coal Miners Rescue Squad 1930 Louisville, KY competition winners. Reading from Left to Right: Compensation Adjuster H. T. Bannister, Captain Pete Anesi, John Ferris, Geo. S. Kenner, Virgil Douglas, William O’Hare, Patient John Kacer, and Safety Inspector W. J. Williams.
1930 December 8, 2016
Glen Carbon Coal Miners Rescue Awards Trophy display in the window of the Hotz Lumber Company Store of First-Aid and Mine-Rescue Contest in Louisville, KY 1930. 1930 December 8, 2016
Glen Carbon 1893 Glass Insulator This is a glass electrical insulator. It is made of thick, green glass. On one side of the insulator it reads "Patent/May 2 1893" and on the other it reads, "Hemingray/No. 12." It stands about 3.5 inches tall. Insulators like these are common near bike trails and creeks in Edwardsville and Glen Carbon which were part of the "Rails to Trails" conversion of lite rail corridors into community trails by the Madison County Transport starting in the 1990s.

This insulator was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Abigail Stacy.
1893-5-2 March 4, 2020
Glass Mold Used By Owens-Illinois Glass Company This metal glass mold was used by the Owens-Illinois Glass Company to create drinking glasses. Unknown March 28, 2017
Girl with a horse in front ofthe Mudge home (Oakdale) on the Mudge farm in Grantfork This is a photograph of a girl with a horse in front of the Mudge home (Oakdale) on the Mudge farm in Grantfork. A man stands near her with his arms on his hips while a woman stands in the same post in the distance. the writing on the reverse side of the photo reads "Marion May 15" followed by an illegible name or word. Unknown March 15, 2019
Gev Nauyork, Dorothy Lyons, and Mr. Lyons with Dog Tour the Standard Oil Refinery This black and white photograph depicts Gev Nauyork standing in the Standard Oil Refinery yard with a Oil Logo Badge, while Dorothy Lyons is pushing man, labeled Mr Lyons, in a wheelchair. The people are labeled with Post-It notes. The back is labeled, "standing Gev Nauyok." Unknown October 25, 2018
Gerald J.T. Runkle Oral History This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008.

Runkle discusses the tumultuous years during the War in Vietnam and how the university administration responded to student led protests. The shift from the East St. Louis and Alton campuses to the Edwardsville campus, as well as faculty and community-led initiatives to raise money for land development for the Edwardsville campus. He also considers the roles of changing leadership within the one university system as well as the Edwardsville campus over time, and the growth of the Philosophy department during his tenure at SIUE .
October 14, 2006 March 2, 2021
George Musso with his portrait painted by William Dabes This photograph is of George Musso pointing at his portrait painted by William Dabes while sitting at a desk. Unknown September 16, 2017