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	1907 Photograph of Children Holding a Chalkboard with "Carpenter School" On It	A 1907 photograph of children standing for a school picture. A little girl is in the front holding a chalkboard with "Carpenter School 1907" written on it. This may have been from a school in Carpenter, Illinois, located in Madison County's Hamel Township.	1907	October 2, 2025
	1896 Photograph of Carlyle School Class with American Flag	1896 photograph of a high school class in what is likely Carlyle, Illinois. Approximately 58 children sit in rows in front of a brick building with two windows on the building with a large American flag hanging behind the children.	September 17, 1896	September 30, 2025
	1895 Photograph Children at Irishtown School	1895 class photograph of children at Irishtown School. Approximately 35 children stand in staggered lines with one older man standing in the rear line. They are all standing in front of the side of a white building. All of the children are barefoot and are wearing dresses or shirts and trousers.	September 26, 1895	September 30, 2025
	Photograph of Sixteen Girls in Sailor-Style Dresses	Undated photograph of sixteen girls in two rows. The girls are wearing sailor-style dresses. Although undated, the photograph was likely taken between 1900-1920. The photograph may have been taken as part of activities related to a turnverein, or German cultural hall, in southwest Illinois.	Unknown	September 29, 2025
	1940s Budget Bank Toy Made by Marx Toys	This budget bank was manufactured by Marx Toys and has an image of the United States Capitol Building. It was likely sold in the 1940s as a toy for children to save money. This budget bank was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Nick Walker.	Circa 1940s	May 21, 2019
	Elizabeth Christian Oral History Interview	In this interview, Elizabeth Christian discusses her childhood in Collinsville, Illinois, during the 1970s and 1980s. Elizabeth discusses her time at Metro East Lutheran High School, comparisons between cities in Madison County, and her career at SIUE during the 1980s. Elizabeth also talks about race relations and demographics in the county.	October 24, 2018	December 11, 2018
	Vietnam Veteran Frank VanDoren with two of his children in Moro in 1957	This photograph shows Vietnam Veteran Frank VanDoren with two of his children in September 1957 in Moro. VanDoren had served early in the war, and had returned home shortly before this photo was taken. This photograph was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Ashlyn Emerick	September 1957	September 7, 2018
	Miss Mary Morris' Class at McKinley School in Collinsville, circa 1911	This is a photo shows Mary Morris' class at McKinley School in Collinsville around the year 1911.	Circa 1911	October 26, 2017
	Little Light Bearers of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society	The photo features the Little Light Bearers of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Collinsville Methodist Church.	June 1933	October 26, 2017
	Children in a Back Yard in Collinsville circa 1915	A photo of children in the back yard of a home in circa 1915.	Circa 1915	October 25, 2017