2020 Liberty Middle School Class Visit (97 total)

These artifacts were brought by students to be scanned as part of a three-day lesson offered by Madison Historical on February 5, 6, and 13, 2020 at Liberty Middle School in Edwardsville. The lesson was given five class periods of students in an American history class taught by Rachel Harris.

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	Early 1900s Railroad Spike	This was a spike used to secure base plates to the railroad in the early 1900's, it is made out of steel that has now rusted over. They were mass produced because of the amount of railroads at the time. This railroad spike was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Colin Houston.	circa 1900s	March 4, 2020
	19th Century, Granite City Miller Pharmacy's Mortar and Pestle	This mortar and pestle was used in the middle of the 20th century by the Miller Pharmacy, located in Granite City. Both the mortar and its pestle are made of brass. The mortar and pestle is signed on the bottom "B. Miller," designating ownership to Bernard Miller, who owned and managed Miller Pharmacy. Bernard Miller used the mortar and pestle to crush medical ingredients as a pharmacist. This object was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Liana Miller.	1900s	March 4, 2020
	Madison County Courthouse Telegraph	A board with three small screws on the top rights to the middle a tapper that tapped out your message. On the receiver there is a wooden board with a metal trim and the actual metal receiver on top. Tristan Mackenzie's great grandfather came into possession of it when the court house officials discarded it for a telephone replacement. Dimensons of the receiver: Base 22 1/2in. Height 3in. Dimensons of the messenger: Base 28in. Height 1 1/2in. This telegraph was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Trisran Mackenzie.	January 1, 1970	March 4, 2020
	Old Box Phone	This wall-mounted wooden box telephone was a staple in the household in the early 20th century. One would speak into a funnel that protruded from the front of the box and would listen through a funnel that would have been brought up to the ear. When a phone call was directed to this phone, a mechanism inside the box would ring the two bells placed on the box In the telephone pictured, the bells are mouned on the front. Telephones like this often included a space for a paper record of phone numbers that one might find useful, such as the phone numbers of different services or family and friends. A paper such as this is included with the pictured telephone. This telephone and list of phone numbers were digitized as a part of Madison Historical's class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.	Early 1900	March 4, 2020
	Circa 1900 Iron Cast Nutcracker	This iron dog was manufactured by the Harper Supply Company in Chicago, Illinois. In the 1940s, its mould was destroyed for brass. Its tail is used to open the dog's mouth for use as a nutcracker. This object was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Jeremiah Harmon.	Circa 1900	March 4, 2020
	1895 Photograph of the Rizvi Family in Amroha, India	The photograph is of the Rizvi Family in 1895. Specifically, this image shows Ali Jan Rivzi, a district magistrate of Amroha, India. The text written around the photo is in Urdu. This photograph was scanned as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School. This photograph was contributed by Maarij Rivzi.	1895	March 4, 2020
	1894-1904 Ornamental Brick for Street Paving Glen Crossing Road in Glen Carbon, Illinois	This ornamental brick is one of many bricks meant to pave the streets of Glen Carbon around 1984-1904. This brick was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. It was brought to class by Ameena Abdul-Rasheed, whose grandmother recieved the brick from Erwin Wein. Erwin Wein's father worked in the company that mass-produced these bricks around the turn of the century.	1894 - 1904	March 4, 2020
	Glen Carbon 1893 Glass Insulator	This is a glass electrical insulator. It is made of thick, green glass. On one side of the insulator it reads "Patent/May 2 1893" and on the other it reads, "Hemingray/No. 12." It stands about 3.5 inches tall. Insulators like these are common near bike trails and creeks in Edwardsville and Glen Carbon which were part of the "Rails to Trails" conversion of lite rail corridors into community trails by the Madison County Transport starting in the 1990s. This insulator was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Abigail Stacy.	1893-5-2	March 4, 2020
	1800s to 1910s, Highland, Illinois; old silverware	This is a fork and knife that belonged to a woman named Eileen Kolnsberg. This cutlery set was used in the late 1800's and early 1910's by Kolnsberg's family when she was a little girl. The three-pronged fork was used to to flip meat was cooked for her family, and friends, while the knife was used to spread butter. The Kolnsberg family moved from Monticello, Illinois to Highland, Illinois in the early 1950s. Since the death of Eileen, the pair has not been in use. This set of cutlery was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. It was brought to class by Olivia Kolnsberg.	1890 - 1930	March 4, 2020
	19th Century Rifle of The Bank of Edwardsville's First Bank President	This rifle was used for protection from bank robbers at the Bank of Edwardsville in the late 19th century. It was manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. in October, 1884, and was passed down from the first bank president, E.M.(1868-1887) to each bank president until 2004, when the presiding president gave it to his son, Scott Wetzel. This image was collected as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. These images were contributed by Corbin Wetzel and his father, Scott Wetzel.	October 14, 1884	March 4, 2020