Browse Items (68 total)
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Book of Newspaper Clippings about the Civil War from April 18, 1861 – May 23, 1863 | This is a book of newspaper clippings about the Civil War from April 18, 1861 – May 23, 1863. It contains a table of contents and different newspaper clippings relating to national news about the Civil War. | 1861 – May 23 April 18 | March 17, 2019 |
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Bethalto Resident and World War II Veteran Pvt. Edgar Wells | This photograph shows World War II Veteran and Bethalto resident Private Edgar Wells. Wells served in the United States army from 1941 to March 1944, when he was honorably discharged. He served in Battery "A", 882nd Field Artillery Battalion, 70th Infantry Division. He was a farmer in Bethalto. This photograph was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Ethan Hannaford. |
1941-1944 | September 7, 2018 |
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Alfred sitting alone in a WWI Uniform without a hat | This photograph shows a serviceman, Alfred, sitting alone on a sand bag wall during World War I. He is not wearing his hat in this photo. | 1917 - 1918 | September 18, 2017 |
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Alfred sitting alone in a WWI Uniform | This photograph shows a serviceman, Alfred, sitting alone on a sand bag wall during World War I. | 1917 - 1918 | September 18, 2017 |
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Alfred in WWI uniform | This photograph is of a serviceman, Alfred, standing at attention while wearing his World War I uniform. | Circa 1917 - 1918 | September 18, 2017 |
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Alfred in a different pose without a hat on sand bag wall | This photograph shows a serviceman, Alfred, sitting alone on a sand bag wall during World War I. He is not wearing his hat in this photo. | 1917 - 1918 | September 18, 2017 |
![Albert "Peck" Bieser in his World War I U.S. Army Uniform](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/9e13e42d62395a92d05ff1777260cb59.jpg "Albert "Peck" Bieser in his World War I U.S. Army Uniform") |
Albert "Peck" Bieser in his World War I U.S. Army Uniform | This photograph is of Albert "Peck" Bieser in his World War I U.S. Army Uniform. | Unknown | September 18, 2017 |
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882nd Field Artillery Battalion in World War II, including Bethalto resident Pvt. Edgar Wells | This photograph shows the 882nd Field Artillery Battalion. One of the men in the photo is Bethalto resident Private Edgar Wells. Wells served in the United States army from 1941 to March 1944, when he was honorably discharged. This photograph was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Ethan Hannaford. |
1941-1944 | September 7, 2018 |
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1963 and 1964 Vietnam War Draft Classifications Sent to Eugene Weinmann | These two draft notifications were sent to Bethalto resident Eugene Weinmann during the early years of the Vietnam War draft. The first was sent October 28, 1963 and classified Weinmann in 1-A, making him available for unrestricted military service. The second was sent October 19, 1964, which classified him in 3-A and made him unavailable for military service due to "hardship to dependents." Weinmann also had hearing and sight issues. The local draft board was located on Hillsboro Avenue in Edwardsville. These documents were scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. They were brought to class by Carmen Ehlers. |
October 28, 1963 to October 19, 1964 | May 21, 2019 |
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1940s Chinese Paper Money | These seven bills of Chinese paper money were issued in the 1930s and 1940s by either the Bank of China or the Central Bank of China. They were brought to Madison County by an American soldier who was stationed in northern China immediately after World War II. These bills were scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. They were brought to class by the soldier's granddaughter, Dara Parks. |
Circa 1945 - 1948 | July 9, 2018 |