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1838 Marriage Certificate for Barnard Gabriel and Julia Huber | This marriage certificate is the oldest marriage certificate on file at the Madison County Clerk's Office in Edwardsville. Barnard Gabriel and Julia Huber were married August 11, 1838 in Madison County. This certificate was scanned by the Keith Sternberg as a part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History. |
August 11, 1838 | September 16, 2019 |
![Program for "1947-1948 Series of Joint Meetings Edwardsville High School Hi-Tri Clubs"](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/544a888533c23ceac445b28fbda2bb97.jpg "Program for "1947-1948 Series of Joint Meetings Edwardsville High School Hi-Tri Clubs"") |
Program for "1947-1948 Series of Joint Meetings Edwardsville High School Hi-Tri Clubs" | This is a program for "1947-1948 Series of Joint Meetings Edwardsville High School Hi-Tri Clubs" held on January 14, 1948. This was their first meeting and was sponsored by the Junior Hi-Tri clubs. | 1847-1948 | December 1, 2018 |
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Photograph of St. John's Methodist Church in Edwardsville, Illinois | This photograph shows a street view of the St John's Methodist Church in Edwardsville, Illinois. There are seven people standing outside the church facing the view of the camera. A wagon is also visible in the bottom right corner of the photo. | Circa 1890 | September 30, 2025 |
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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 |
![1892 Photograph of Woman with Birds and Potatoes Holding "Ambrosius & Sons" Sign](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/efc55aa3bb91869bc39fc67e36ff9549.jpg "1892 Photograph of Woman with Birds and Potatoes Holding "Ambrosius & Sons" Sign") |
1892 Photograph of Woman with Birds and Potatoes Holding "Ambrosius & Sons" Sign | This photograph shows a woman wearing a dress with many food items attached, including a belt made of potatoes. She also appears to have a bird sitting on each shoulder and a hat decorated with eggs. She is standing outside holding up a sign for Ambrosius & Sons, a business in Collinsville, Illinois. The 1892 on her dress may have referred to the 1892 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. | 1892 | October 2, 2025 |
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1895 Treasurer’s Annual Report for the Church of the Redeemer in Alton | This three-page typed document is the annual financial report of the treasurer of Church of the Redeemer in Alton, Illinois in 1895. The report covers the fiscal year starting October 1, 1894 and ending October 1, 1895. The Church of the Redeemer was built in 1870, changed its name to First Congregational Church in the middle of the twentieth century, and closed its doors in the latter half of the century. The building still stands at the intersection of Sixth and Henry Streets (600 Henry Street) in Alton. As of September 2018, it is the site of the Whole Truth Church of Christ. This newsletter was digitized by Phillip Schneider as part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History. |
1895-10-01 | September 16, 2018 |
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1910 Photograph of Edwardsville High School Football Team | This 1910 photograph shows three rows of boys, with the boy in the front holding a football. The boys are seated outside in front of an exterior doorway. All are dressed in athletic clothing. | 1910 | September 30, 2025 |
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The St. Louis House Tavern in Highland | This is a photograph of the St. Louis House Tavern in Highland sometime during its operation. It served Highland residents as a tavern and hostelry in the 19th and early 20th centuries, prior to the building burning down in 1913. In the early 21st century the site is the home of Ethel's, a tavern in operation since the end of Prohibition in 1933. | Before 1913 | August 27, 2018 |
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1919 Photograph of People Celebrating the Victory Liberty Loan in Edwardsville, Illinois | This 1919 photograph shows a large crowd of people celebrating the Victory Liberty Loan. The photograph also shows a U. S. machine gun tank. | April 15, 1919 | September 30, 2025 |
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Wilbur Clay Hadley in 1921, Founder and President of The State Bank of Collinsville | This photograph of Wilbur Clay Hadley (1842 - 1925), founder and president of the State Bank of Collinsville, was taken in October 1921. | October 1921 | August 29, 2017 |