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	1898 Photograph of Tuxhorn's Tent at Free Street Fair in Edwardsville, IL	1898 photograph of Tuxhorn's Tent at a free street fair, in Edwardsville, Illinois. A man stands in front of the merchandise dressed in a suit and a hat. The tent covers an assortment of wheeled products.	1898-10-12 - 1898-10-15	October 2, 2025
	1898 Photograph of Long & Flynn Tenet at Free Street Fair in Edwardsville, Illinois	1898 photograph of Long & Flynn tent at a free street fair held in Edwardsville, Illinois. The booth is decorated with American flags. Inside the booth stands a woman in front of lamps and a variety of other goods.	1898-10-12 - 1898-10-15	October 2, 2025
	1898 Photograph of Free Street Fair in Edwardsville, IL from a Second Story Window View	1898 photograph of a free street fair, taken from a second-story window view in Edwardsville, Illinois. The street is lined with buildings and occupied by a stage, tents, and groups of people. American flags are displayed on most structures.	1898-10-12-15	September 30, 2025
	Farm Workers using Threshing Machine	Men in a field using a threshing machine. John Helfer did local threshing for the Glen Carbon area. He boarded at the home of Joseph Shasek.	Before 1900	December 8, 2016
	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
	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
	Photograph of Eleven Women in Shirtwaists with a Swastika Pin	Undated photograph of eleven women posing for a formal portrait in white shirtwaists. One woman has a swastika on her collar.	Circa 1900	September 30, 2025
	Photograph of Glen Carbon Parade Float with Children in Star Crowns	Undated photogragh of a parade float wagon with a covered top with various leaves and branches. On the wagon there are 17 young girls in matching long white dresses, dark sashes, and white crowns with stars on the front holding American flags. The wagon has garland wrapped around the posts that hold up the roof, and a striped star banner around the wagon bed. various buildings, trees and people can be seen in the background.	Circa 1900	September 30, 2025
	Herman Schunke's Thresher and Crew	Herman Schunke's thresher and crew posing for a photograph. There is an arrow pointing to Herman Schunke on the left side of the photograph.	Circa 1900 - 1910	September 17, 2017
	Herman Schrunke and threshing crew all lined up	This is a photograph of Herman Schrunke in his thresher outfit with his crew members. The crew are all lined up and posing for the photograph on top of their machines.	Circa 1900 - 1910	September 17, 2017