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Photograph of the home of E.W. Mudge, Circa 1885 - 1932 This is a photograph of the home of E.W. Mudge, 1885(?) – 1932 on Andrews Street, Edwardsville Circa 1885 - 1932 March 15, 2019
1886 Certificate of Membership to the Cattle and Horse Growers Association of the United States This is a certificate of membership to the Cattle and Horse Growers Association of the United States from 1886 for Elliot W. Mudge. 1886 March 15, 2019
1887 Ordnance 39 allowing Elliot W. Mudge to build street lighting in Edwardsville, Illinois This is a 1887 Ordnance 39 allowing Elliot W. Mudge to build street lighting in Edwardsville, Illinois. 1887 March 15, 2019
Central Stamping Co. Catalog This catalog for the Central Stamping Company shows many of the company's products and gives other information about the company in 1889. The Central Stamping Company became the National Enameling & Stamping Company and moved its St. Louis factory to Granite City in the 1890s. 1889 May 1, 2017
Men in suits with a pinned star A group of men posing for a photograph. All are wearing suits and they have a pinned star on their left breast. 1890 - 1900 September 17, 2017
1800s to 1910s, Highland, Illinois; old silverware This is a fork and knife that belonged to a woman named Eileen Kolnsberg. This cutlery set was used in the late 1800's and early 1910's by Kolnsberg's family when she was a little girl. The three-pronged fork was used to to flip meat was cooked for her family, and friends, while the knife was used to spread butter. The Kolnsberg family moved from Monticello, Illinois to Highland, Illinois in the early 1950s. Since the death of Eileen, the pair has not been in use.

This set of cutlery was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. It was brought to class by Olivia Kolnsberg.
1890 - 1930 March 4, 2020
Burnett Company Glass Medicine Bottle This glass bottle was made by the Joseph Burnett Company, a flavor extract company based in Boston. Listed on the bottle is "cocoaine," which was likely the company's "Cocoaine for the Hair" product.

This bottle was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Aaliyah Robinson.
Circa 1890s May 21, 2019
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
1894-1904 Ornamental Brick for Street Paving Glen Crossing Road in Glen Carbon, Illinois This ornamental brick is one of many bricks meant to pave the streets of Glen Carbon around 1984-1904. This brick was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. It was brought to class by Ameena Abdul-Rasheed, whose grandmother recieved the brick from Erwin Wein. Erwin Wein's father worked in the company that mass-produced these bricks around the turn of the century. 1894 - 1904 March 4, 2020
1895 Photograph of the Rizvi Family in Amroha, India The photograph is of the Rizvi Family in 1895. Specifically, this image shows Ali Jan Rivzi, a district magistrate of Amroha, India. The text written around the photo is in Urdu.

This photograph was scanned as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School. This photograph was contributed by Maarij Rivzi.
1895 March 4, 2020