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African Zulu Cannibals Baseball Player	This is a copy of a sepia photograph of a single unidentified "African Zulu Cannibals" baseball player sitting on a bench. The Zulu's were an all African American Baseball team. On May 30, 1949 the Collinsville Indians played the Zulu Cannibals at the Collinsville High School. Size: 4" x 5"	May 30, 1949	October 2, 2019
African Zulu Cannibals Baseball Players	This is a copy of a sepia photograph of two unidentified "African Zulu Cannibals" baseball players, an all African American Baseball team. On May 30, 1949 the Collinsville Indians played the Zulu Cannibals at the Collinsville High School. Size: 4" x 5 1/2"	May 30, 1949	October 2, 2019
1948 Two men standing outside of Car	This is a black and white photograph of men standing next to a car. On the back written, "Remember when," "Walter Blakely, Managers Secretary" & " Harold Cartwright, Chauffeur." The back of the image is also dated, "Jan 1949."	January 1949	October 25, 2018
1949 Argo Flex Camera	This is a camera made in 1949, which was purchased in Sweden. The camera is a rectangualar black box with two lenses, one to indicate when a picture is ready to be taken and another for the photographer to look through. On the back of the camera there is a red dot that is transluscent and tells the photographer how much unused film is left in in the reel until. To spin the film the photographer turns the small knob on the right side of the camera that you turn after each picture is taken. This camera was brought in by Sarabeth Breder as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.	1949	March 4, 2020
Collinsville Indians Scorebook for the 1949 and 1954 Seasons	Simplified Baseball Score Book No. 1 made by C.S. Peterson's Scoremaster. the book is spiralized with a dark maroon colored board cover. The book was used during both the 1949 and 1954 Collinsville Indians Baseball seasons for record keeping. A.G. Spalding & Bros. advertisements occur throughout the book. Size .25" x 9.62" x 13.5."	1949	October 2, 2019
1949 Collinsville Indians Scorebook	Simplified Baseball Score Book No. 1 made by C.S. Peterson's Scoremaster. the book is spiralized with a dark maroon colored board cover. The book was used during the 1949 Collinsville Indians Baseball season for record keeping. A.G. Spalding & Bros. advertisments occur throughout the book. Size .25" x 9.62" x 13.5."	1949	October 2, 2019
Program for the class of "1949 Edwardsville High School Commencement"	This is the program for the class of 1949 “Annual Commencement Exercises of the Edwardsville High School,” which took place on Tuesday, June 7, 1949 at the high school gymnasium. In it you will find the diploma list, and seclude of events and speakers.	1949	December 1, 2018
1949 Photograph Standard Employees Help Bunker Hill Family Rebuild	This is a black and white photograph of group of Standard Oil employees volunteering to rebuild a Bunker Hill, Illinois family's home.	1949	November 13, 2018
1949 Man on Moped in Refinery Yard	This is a black and white photo of a man on a moped in the holding tank yard. The back of the image reads, "1949 Ferdinand Schueler" and "remember when." His last name is stenciled over rear tire of moped.	1949	October 25, 2018
"Granite High World" School Newspapers for the 1948-49 School Year	This volume is a collection of the 16 editions of the Granite High World, the newspaper of Granite City High School, published in the 1948-49 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.	October 7, 1948 to June 10, 1949	March 26, 2018