Browse Items (1544 total)
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Carlin Catalog Listing | The listing for the Carlin home design by Sears, Roebuck & Co. from the 1918 catalog. | 1918 | November 28, 2016 |
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Car Repair Warehouse during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery | This photograph shows the car repair warehouse. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. | 1917-1918 | August 15, 2018 |
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Canoe Oar From Girl Scouts Camp Chan Ya Ta | A canoe oar that was used at Girl Scout Camp Chan Ya Ta for a group of middle school girls. The paddle portion snapped when a girl threw it on shore of the pond. This occurred at Camp Chan Ya Ta while it was under the jurisdiction of the independently chartered Girl Scouts of River Bluffs Council. This council was absorbed into a large council in 2009. The Chan Ya Ta camp property was sold to a private group in 2020. Caviness Paddles went out of business in 2020. | 2009 | August 25, 2025 |
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Camp Dix, New Jersey during WWI | Alfred and Ed Nicol at Camp Dix, NJ. (in group) during the WWI era, 1917-1918. | 1917 - 1918 | September 18, 2017 |
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Buster Lucas in Front of Memorial Dedicated to his Brother Vernon Lucas | This is a black and white photograph of Buster Lucas standing in front of a memorial dedicated to his brother Vernon Lucas, the 1931 founder of the Southwestern Illinois Intercity Baseball League. | circa 1940s | November 13, 2019 |
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Business Card for the Village Motel in Highland, Illinois | This business card for the Village Motel emphasizes the motel's air conditioning and TV service. The motel was located just off US Highway 40 slightly northeast of Highland, Illinois. At the time the motel was owned and operated by Wally and Ruth Nagel, who purchased the motel in 1958 before the construction of I-70 through Highland. It was sold in 1992 and is currently used as apartments. | 1958 - 1992 | January 9, 2018 |
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Business card for D.H. Mudge: Attorney at Law, circa 1905-1915 | This is a business card for D.H. Mudge: Attorney at Law, Edwardsville, Illinois, circa 1905-1915 | circa 1905-1915 | March 15, 2019 |
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Burnett Company Glass Medicine Bottle | This glass bottle was made by the Joseph Burnett Company, a flavor extract company based in Boston. Listed on the bottle is "cocoaine," which was likely the company's "Cocoaine for the Hair" product. 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 Aaliyah Robinson. |
Circa 1890s | May 21, 2019 |
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Burke Baseball Team With John Drost at Center | This is a black and white photograph of the Burke Baseball team photograph. Seated in the center front row is John Drost. Drost played as a third baseman in the Minor Leagues from 1932 to 1934 on the Norfolk team and Sioux Falls in 1934. | circa 1930s | November 13, 2019 |
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Building on the coal mining property | Building on the coal mining property owned by Madison Coal Corporation. | Unknown | December 8, 2016 |