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1948 Men Hand Stenciling Standard Oil Lubricant Cans	This is a black and white photograph of men hand-stenciling 1-quart oil lubricant cans at Standard Oil.	January 28, 1948	October 25, 2018
1948-1949 Dwain Sloat in Brooklyn Dodgers Uniform	This is a black and white photograph of Dwain Sloat. Sloat was a Major Leage Baseball Pitcher, and played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in the 1948 and 1949 seasons. He previously played for the Maryville Red Sox, a team part of the Southwestern Illinois Inter-City Baseball League.	1948 - 1949	November 13, 2019
1948 Collinsville Indians Score Book	This is a 1948 Simplex League Baseball Score Book No. 5 made by Rawlings Mfg. Co., the book is spiralized with a black board cover. The book was used during the 1948 Collinsville Indians Baseball season for record keeping. Player names are listed on the inside cover in pencil. Approximately 1/4 of the book is filled out. Inside the back cover the names "Marg" and "Will" are written, likely indicating WIlbur and Margaret Richter, the collection owners. Size .37" x 7.5" x 11.25."	1948	October 2, 2019
1948 "Thank You" Letter form Pastor Frank L Kinsman to Miss Joan Waffensmith of Edwardsville	This is a "Thank You" Letter form Pastor Frank L Kinsman of the First Presbyterian Church in Edwardsville to Miss Joan Waffensmith of Edwardsville written on July 14, 1948. He thanks her for her help with the “Bible School for children.”	1948	December 1, 2018
1948 Edwardsville High School Basketball Team Photo	This is a photo of what is believed to be the 1948 Edwardsville High School basketball team. Players are listed in no particular order as: Al Gregor, Lee May, Harold Patton, Mannie Jackson, Govoner Vaughn, Samuel Johnson, Donald Ginther, and Buzzy Shaw with coach Mr. Turner.	1948	November 15, 2018
1948 Standard Oil Main Office Building	This is an image of the "1948 front of main office" building which was "...completed 1908" as labeled on the back of the image.	1948	November 12, 2018
"Granite High World" School Newspapers for the 1947-48 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 1947-48 school year. In December and January a yearbook senior edition was published for graduating seniors. 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, 1947 to June 8, 1948	September 5, 2017
A Summary of the Community Unit District Law	This is a summary of the Illinois state law known as House Bill 575. It describes how a school district becomes a community unit district.	July 21, 1947	February 28, 2017
James Morgan in the 1947 Maryville Homecoming Parade	Three-year-old James “Jim” Valesano Morgan sits on a float ready for the Maryville Homecoming parade in 1947.	July 11, 1947	July 18, 2017
1947 Thirteen Men Posing for Group Photograph in Front of Building	This is a black and white photograph that was taken on February 13, 1947. The image shows thirteen men posing for a group photograph in front of a building. Pictured in the back row, left to right: Holcumb, Payne, Hershey, Ordemm, Nevitt, Wainwright, McCormick, Stockdale. Pictured in the front row, left to right: Pfieffer, Naef, Jolley, Roedel, Allen.	February 13, 1947	November 15, 2018