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Photograph of Cadets Standing at Attention Outside Barracks of the Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois |
Photograph of several lines cadets outside the barracks at the Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois. Cadets stand at attention with some holding flags. Behind them sit three Tudor Revival-style buildings adorned with American flags. |
Unknown |
October 2, 2025 |
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Photograph of Administration Building of the Alton-Western Military Academy |
Photograph of the Administration Building at the Western Military Academy in Upper Alton, Illinois. Also visible is a building far in the distance on the bottom right. |
Unknown |
October 2, 2025 |
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Photograph of Alton-Western Military Academy Cadets Standing at Attention in a Field |
Photograph of cadets at the Alton-Western Military Academy standing in two lines at attention with rifles in hand; spotted trees and brushes as well as a small bridge are visible in the background. |
Unknown |
October 2, 2025 |
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Photograph of Cadets at the Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois |
Photograph of Western Military Academy cadets standing in two single-file lines with a man standing between them. On the left there is a small building, and on the right another larger building in the background, as well as a wall tower visible in the middle. |
Unknown |
September 30, 2025 |
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1912 Photograph of Eleanor Boeschenstein and Other Women Shooting a Cannon at Start of Madison County Centennial |
Photograph of Eleanor Boeschenstein firing a cannon to begin Madison County's Centennial in September 1912. A row of women and one man stand behind her. |
1912 |
September 29, 2025 |
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1940s Photograph of World War II Veteran and Glen Carbon Resident Anthony Poneta in his Cook's Uniform |
Photograph of Anthony J. Poneta in his cook’s uniform at Fort Custer in Michigan. Poneta is sitting on the stairs near the entrance of a building. He is wearing a white cook’s uniform with a chef’s hat, an apron, and black boots. The photograph would have been taken during his service between 1942 and 1946. |
1942 - 1946 |
August 22, 2025 |
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1940s Photograph of World War II Veteran and Glen Carbon Resident Anthony Poneta |
Photograph of Anthony J. Poneta in his military uniform, likely taken sometime after 1942. Poneta appears to be wearing a khaki Summer Service Uniform and is standing in a yard in Glen Carbon in front of a tree. |
1942 - 1946 |
August 22, 2025 |
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1946 U.S. Army Discharge Papers of Glen Carbon Resident Anthony Poneta |
Separation Qualification Record, or discharge papers, of Anthony J. Poneta, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a cook at the Percy Jones Hospital Annex at Fort Custer in Michigan. Poneta enlisted on December 19, 1942, and served until March 14, 1946. For most of his duty he served as a T/5 (Technician Fifth Grade) cook, which was equivalent to a Corporal, and supervised multiple military cooks, kitchen personnel, and even prisoners of war in preparing food for the hospital staff. Poneta was partially blind in one eye which led him to being unable to serve in a combat role. |
March 14, 1946 |
June 13, 2025 |
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Robert Coppersmith Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Edwardsville resident Robert Coppersmith describes his experience in the United States Marine Corps, particularly his time in boot camp and as a tank mechanic. He was interviewed by his daughter, Eryn Coppersmith. |
July 21, 2019 |
November 4, 2019 |
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Joann Condellone Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Joann Condellone describes growing up with her family of Italian immigrant coal miners in Collinsville. She talks about her struggles with misogyny as a woman in the military, as well as her career in midwifery and various travels around the world. |
February 14, 2019 |
September 4, 2019 |
