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- Date starts with "19"
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Wooden Replica Figurine of the Wooden Wildey Theater | This is a wooden replica of The Wildey Theater. Widley Theater was built by the Edwardsville Chapter of the International Order of Odd Fellows as an Opera House in 1909. The second floor of Widley Theater was used as a community room and the third floor was used by Odd Fellows for meetings. The theater, with its carved wooden railings, box seats, and large stage, served as the setting for many plays, operettas, community events, and later, for films. This artifact was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. It was brought to class by Madelyn Goodman. |
Circa 1980 | March 4, 2020 |
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1967 Stanley Handyman Block Plane | The Stanley Handyman block plane is used to shave wood. This wood shaver is made mostly of metal, but has two wooden handles. The grip on the front can be changed out or adjusted. This specific block plane was purchased in the late 1960's, after the specific brand's quality dropped in the 1920s. This artifact was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020, and was contributed by Brynn Gent and family. |
1967 | March 4, 2020 |
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1981 Cookbook Celebrating 25 Years of Women in the Farm Bureau | Cookbook 25 Years: Women of the Farm Bureau is a cookbook compiled by the Madison County Farm Bureau Women's Committee in Edwardsville, Illinois. This cookbook is 490 pages worth of recipies from various families in Madison County, divided by the type of meal each recipe was meant to serve. This cookbook was scanned as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. This cookbook was contributed by Olivia Coll and her family. |
1981 | March 4, 2020 |
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1954 Kodak Camera | This Kodak camera was produced in Rochester, New York in 1954. Cameras such as these were constructed with metal and plastic and included features such as a large bulb flash and a shutter. This specific model, the "Brownie Holiday Flash" model included connections for a detachable flash bulb. This camera was photographed as a part of Madison Historical's class visit to Liberty Middle School. This camera was brought in by Avery Cline, who recieved it from its original owner, Wilma Cline. |
1940s - 1950s | March 4, 2020 |
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Old Box Phone | This wall-mounted wooden box telephone was a staple in the household in the early 20th century. One would speak into a funnel that protruded from the front of the box and would listen through a funnel that would have been brought up to the ear. When a phone call was directed to this phone, a mechanism inside the box would ring the two bells placed on the box In the telephone pictured, the bells are mouned on the front. Telephones like this often included a space for a paper record of phone numbers that one might find useful, such as the phone numbers of different services or family and friends. A paper such as this is included with the pictured telephone. This telephone and list of phone numbers were digitized as a part of Madison Historical's class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. |
Early 1900 | March 4, 2020 |
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Identification Card for Centerville Police Force | This is a Centerfield Police Force identification card for Ester V. Saverson. This specific identification card denotes that Saverson's service within the Civil Defense Corps was the Underwater Rescue Division. This identification card was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. This card was contributed by Noah Armstead. |
1942-3-18 | March 4, 2020 |
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1969-1975 Italian Lira | These are Italian Liras ranging in date of mint from 1969 and 1975. They were owned by the Great-great-grandfather of Kira Reed of Edwardsville, Illinois, he was born and raised in Bari, Italy until he married and moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1870. There in Oregon, Reed's Great-great-grandfather had three sons and two daughters. When all five of their children grew to adulthood, they moved to Seattle, Washington. Three years after their children had moved out Kira Reed's great-great-grandparents moved back to Bari, Italy. While living in Seattle Kira's great-grandpa had three sons, Scott, Steven and Logan. Kira's great-great-grandfather passed away, he sent my great-grandpa these Italian dollar bills as a keepsake. The money was then passed onto Kira's Great-grandmother and subsequently her son, Steven, who passed it onto his daughter Joleene. Joleene then passed the money onto her daughter Kirra Reed. This artifact was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Kirra Reed. |
1969-1975 | March 4, 2020 |
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1957 United States Dollar Bill | This dollar bill from the year 1957 was saved by Ratcliff Scott's grandmother, who was born the same year. Scott's grandmother passed the dollar bill down to Ratcliff Scott who owned the bill as of Feburary 2020. This currency was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Scott Radcliff. |
1957 | March 4, 2020 |
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19th Century, Granite City Miller Pharmacy's Mortar and Pestle | This mortar and pestle was used in the middle of the 20th century by the Miller Pharmacy, located in Granite City. Both the mortar and its pestle are made of brass. The mortar and pestle is signed on the bottom "B. Miller," designating ownership to Bernard Miller, who owned and managed Miller Pharmacy. Bernard Miller used the mortar and pestle to crush medical ingredients as a pharmacist. This object was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Liana Miller. |
1900s | March 4, 2020 |
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1940s Chinese Luck Decoration | This is a Chinese Luck Decoration from the Republic of China in the 1940s a time of economic downturn following the Great Depression, which impacted economies across the globe, including China where the artifact is from. Because of the downturned economy, decorations like this were limited. The purple beads are representative of grapes signifying wealth, while the red and gold thread is symbolic for good luck. The beads on the decoration are round and hard, while the string is soft and course at the same time. This object was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Ivy Lin. |
1940 | March 4, 2020 |