Godfrey Photograph Collection (58 total)

The Godfrey photograph collection contains black-and-white photographic prints from various sites in Madison County during the 1890s through the 1930s. The collection is held at the SIUE Archive.

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	Photograph of Woman Holding "Ambrosius & Sons" Sign	This photograph shows a woman wearing a top hat and a long skirt with several pairs of boots attached. She is standing outside and holding up a sign for Ambrosius & Sons, a store in Collinsville, Illinois.	Unknown	October 2, 2025
	Photograph of Administration Building of the Alton-Western Military Academy	Photograph of the Administration Building at the Western Military Academy in Upper Alton, Illinois. Also visible is a building far in the distance on the bottom right.	Unknown	October 2, 2025
	Painting of portrait of an unknown woman in black with a white bonnet	A mounted portrait painting of an older woman wearing a lace-edged bonnet with a small white scarf with lace ends crossed around her neck. The woman wears a large black dress. The painting seems to have been done in the shape of an oval.	Unknown	October 2, 2025
	Photograph of Cadets Standing at Attention Outside Barracks of the Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois	Photograph of several lines cadets outside the barracks at the Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois. Cadets stand at attention with some holding flags. Behind them sit three Tudor Revival-style buildings adorned with American flags.	Unknown	October 2, 2025
	Photograph of James McNeill Grocer From the Street	Photograph of a two-story building with a storefront labeled James McNeill Grocer with people outside. The first window on the second level has a woman and two children looking out. On the ground outside the storefront from left to right there is a woman with two kids, a man and woman standing in the door way of the store, a woman wearing a black dress, another woman wearing a black dress with a long white apron, and a horse and buggy with a man and woman leaning on it with a child in the buggy.	Unknown	October 2, 2025
	Photograph of Marching Band Led by Men on Horses	Undated photograph of a marching band with musical instruments led by two men on horseback. There are multiple US flags on display.	Unknown	September 29, 2025
	Photograph of Sixteen Girls in Sailor-Style Dresses	Undated photograph of sixteen girls in two rows. The girls are wearing sailor-style dresses. Although undated, the photograph was likely taken between 1900-1920. The photograph may have been taken as part of activities related to a turnverein, or German cultural hall, in southwest Illinois.	Unknown	September 29, 2025
	Photograph of St. Louis Street Business District in Edwardsville, Illinois	Undated photograph of the St. Louis Street business district in Edwardsville, Illinois. The photograph shows the 1887 Capitol Building, the Edwardsville Intelligencer building and several storefronts on the south side of courthouse square. A horse and buggy is on the street.	Unknown	September 30, 2025