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1912 Harper Brothers Publication of Huckleberry Finn | This is a copy of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn from 1912. It has a green and black cover and inside has the signature of an unknown person. This book was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Aurora Wilke. |
1912 | March 4, 2020 |
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1912 Photograph of a Street Scene with Trucks and a Trolley During the Madison County Centennial Celebration | 1912 photograph showing a street scene, likely from Edwardsville, Illinois, with a crowd, a trolley, and several trucks during the 1912 Madison County Centennial celebration, held in September. | September 1912 | September 29, 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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1912 Photograph of the Arch Built for the Madison County Centennial Celebration | 1912 photograph showing a large temporary arch built outside the Madison County Courthouse to celebrate Madison County's centennial in 1912. A row of men stand under the arch. | 1912 | September 29, 2025 |
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1913 Postcard of the Original Edwardsville High School Building | This is a postcard dated May 31, 1913 depicting the first building of Edwardsville High School. Today the building is Columbus Elementary School in Edwardsville. It is addressed to Miss Sophie Schollenberg of St. Louis, MO. It reads: "(illegible) how are you? I have been wanting to write to you for a long time But we have been so busy cleaning house since I'm home. Just about finished now. Am looking for Emma and Anna Bien (illegible). Do you still like it in St. Louis? One of my girl friends worked at Richards. Love Emma" | 1913 | November 15, 2018 |
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1914 Parking Lot North Entrance Photograph | This is a black and white photograph of the North Entrance parking lot. The road is visible in the foreground and a row of cars and motorcycles are visible alongside a building in the background. The bottom middle of the image is labeled "1914 - Parking Lot at North Entrance". The back of the image is labeled in pencil "Parking lot at North Entrance 1914." The top right corner of the image is torn and missing. | 1914 | October 24, 2018 |
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1915 Car in Flood at Wood River Standard Oil Co. Refinery | A black and white Albumen print of a car sitting empty in the flooded Standard Oil Refinery Yard, with power lines, holding tanks in foreground, chimney stacks, also known as stills are in the background. The photo is matted on a stiff particle wood frame. Labeled on front bottom right corner "Gotler Photo Wood River, Ill" and written on bottom left side in black ink "8-15-15." On back in black ink "8-15-1915 Flood 4-15-15, 20 tube stills installed" Some water damage on backer board. | August 15, 1915 | October 15, 2018 |
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1915 First Annual Picnic of the Maryville Chapter of the International Hod Carriers Union | This is a black and white panoramic group image of the "First Annual Picnic" of the Maryville, Il local chapter of the International Hod Carriers Union which took place September, 6th of 1915. The miners are werearing suits with ties and have ribbons pinned onto the left side of their chests. The chapter number is listed as 1802 on the front of the image. On the top left corner of the photograph is written "Photo By Idoux Schnieder Center Bldg St. Louis." Miners in the top right corner are holding a "United Mine Workers of America" banner with their local chapter information running across the top of the banner. | 1915 | November 13, 2019 |
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1915 Refinery Flood | A black and white Albumen print with a wood board border. Labeled on front bottom right corner "Gotler Photo Wood River, Ill" and written on bottom left side in red pencil "Aug 15-1915." The photograph depicts five men standing in water up to mid shin - showing piping and refinery buildings in background. | August 15, 1915 | October 15, 2018 |
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1918 Liberty Bond Drive Outside of Coal Mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois | These three photographs show workers and community members gathering outside of coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois for the 1918 Liberty Bond Drive for World War I. | 1918 | December 8, 2016 |