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Esther Bernhardt, Switchboard Operator for Prairietown in 1954. | This photogrpah shows Esther Bernhardt operating the switchboard for the entire community of Prairietown in 1954. Prairietown is an unincorporated community northwest of Worden. The calendar on the wall shows May and June of 1954. 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 Bernhardt's great-grandson, Tony Singleton. |
1954 | May 21, 2019 |
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1954 Control Room Photograph | This is a black and white photograph of a man standing in front of large dial gauges, breakers and control masts. The image is labeled on the front bottom middle, "1954 - Control Room". The back of the image is labeled, "P 16 Units" and "Control Room Standard Oil Co. Refinery Wood River 1954." | 1954 | October 24, 2018 |
!["Granite High World" School Newspapers for the 1953-54 School Year](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/1851669bd30c705427721104f026d81c.jpg ""Granite High World" School Newspapers for the 1953-54 School Year") |
"Granite High World" School Newspapers for the 1953-54 School Year | This volume is a collection of the 13 editions of the Granite High World, the newspaper of Granite City High School, published in the 1953-54 school year. For yearbooks throughout the rest of the 20th and early 21st centuries, see Granite City Yearbooks published online by the Six Mile Regional Library. |
September 25, 1953 to May 28, 1954 | March 27, 2018 |
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Letter on Annuitants Club Picnic | This is a letter C. H. Clark sent to Robert Baker addressing the Annuity Club Picnic at Torch Wood Park. The letter was written on June 12, 1953. | June 12, 1953 | November 15, 2018 |
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1953 Collinsville Indians Scorebook | This is the official scorebook for the Collinsville Indians during the 1953 baseball season, it is the "Official Score Book No. 5SB" made by Leacock Sporting Goods Co. the book is spiralized with a black cover. The book was used during the 1949 Collinsville Indians Baseball season for record keeping. Size .37" x 8.25" x 13.125." | 1953 | October 2, 2019 |
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1950s Standard Oil Company Red Crown Band Photograph | This is a 1950s photograph of a photograph of the Red Crown Band posing next to a brick building in uniforms. This digital scan only includes the framed photograph held by a man. The man holding the photograph has been cropped out. | 1953 | November 19, 2018 |
![1952-53 Edwardsville High School "The Tiger Times"](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/374a875ceebff70f8e1112887e0fe1ba.jpg "1952-53 Edwardsville High School "The Tiger Times"") |
1952-53 Edwardsville High School "The Tiger Times" | This is a compilation of the student publication from Edwardsville High School called "The Tiger Times" from the academic year of 1952-53. These issues include news about school events, jokes, editorials, local advertisements, student art, current events, club updates, local events, department news, student literary composition, and local athletic commentary. | May 1956 | December 1, 2018 |
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1952 Lincoln Wheat Penny | This Lincoln Wheat Penny was printed in 1952. It was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Benjamin Lair. | 1952 | May 21, 2019 |
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1952 Three Men Chatting Behind Oil Rail Car on Tracks | This black and white photograph shows three men chatting behind an oil rail car on railroad tracks during the 1952 strike. | 1952 | November 19, 2018 |
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1952 Man Sitting Inside of Barber Shop During Standard Oil Strike | This is a black and white photograph of a man sitting on a stool while a barber cuts a mans hair indoors. The picture was captured during the Standard Oil strike at the Wood River refinery in 1952. | 1952 | November 19, 2018 |