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Photograph of the 1994 Women's Tiger Softball Team This is a photograph of the 1994 Women's Tiger Softball Team 1994 December 1, 2018
Photograph of the 1995 Women's Tiger Softball Team This is a photograph of the 1995 Women's Tiger Softball Team for Edwardsville High School. 1995 December 1, 2018
Photograph of the 1996 Women's Tiger Softball Team This is a photograph of the 1995 Women's Tiger Softball Team 1995 December 1, 2018
Photograph of the 1997 Women's Tiger Softball Team This is a photograph of the 1997 Women's Tiger Softball Team 1996 December 1, 2018
1998 Women's Tiger Softball Team This is a photograph of the 1998 Women's Tiger Softball Team 1998 December 1, 2018
Photograph of the 1999 Women's Tiger Softball Team This is a photograph of the 1999 Women's Tiger Softball Team 1999 December 1, 2018
2001 Edwardsville High School Women's Tiger Softball Team This is a photograph of the 2001 Edwardsville High School Women's Tiger Softball Team. 2001 December 1, 2018
Leland Ambuehl Oral History Interview This oral history interview with Leland Ambuehl was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History.

Leland Ambuehl came to Lincoln Place as an adopted child from Eastern Europe. In this interview, he talks about his adoption, his experiences in World War II, the diversity of Lincoln Place, and the Lincoln Place Athletic Club.
October 28, 2001 February 16, 2018
Ruben Mendoza Oral History Interview This oral history interview with Ruben Michael Mendoza was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History.

The interview centers on Mr. Mendoza’s life as a soccer player and coach. Mr. Mendoza begins his interview by painting a picture of what life was like living in Mexico, and his first encounters with the game of soccer at age ten. He moves back to Lincoln Place when he was sixteen. He tells about where soccer was being played back in the St. Louis area; describing his journey to the Public School Stadium where most of the soccer games were played. It was there that he reunited with his love for soccer, and decided to join a team in St. Louis. Mr, Mendoza tells about his experiences playing against teams from Germany, Mexico. Italy, and many others.

There were two interviews conducted with Ruben Mendoza as part of the course. The other interview was conducted by Jennifer Haselhorst.
October 28, 2001 August 25, 2018
Ruben Mendoza Oral History Interview This oral history interview with Ruben Mendoza was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History.

In this oral history interview, Ruben Mendoza discusses his career as a soccer player and coach. He describes growing up in Lincoln Place and moving to Mexico at the age of eight in the late 1930s, where he discovered soccer. After moving back to Lincoln Place, he played soccer for St. Louis teams and played for the United States in the 1958 World Cup and in the 1952, '56, and '60 Olympics. He also discusses how he expanded soccer programs in Lincoln Place, Granite City, and the larger Metro East region as a coach starting in the 1960s. This interview had no transcript in the original archive. It was transcribed by Madison Historical staff.

There were two interviews conducted with Ruben Mendoza as part of the course. The other interview was conducted by Lisa Smithe.
October 30, 2001 September 2, 2018