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Photograph of the exterior of the 1857 Madison County Courthouse with a Peanut and Popcorn Wagon |
Undated photograph showing the exterior of the 1857 Madison County courthouse. There is snow on the ground, a group of men standing outside the courthouse door, and a peanut and popcorn wagon in the foreground. |
Before 1915 |
September 29, 2025 |
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1898 Photograph of Main Street in Edwardsville, Illinois, Showing Utility Poles and Street Fair Tents |
1898 photograph taken from a second story showing tents on Main Street of Edwarsdville, Illinois, during a Free Street Fair. The E. A. Keller Co. tent is visible. |
October 1898 |
September 29, 2025 |
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1902 Photograph of People Assembled for a Trolley Party at the 1857 Madison County Courthouse in Edwardsville, Illinois |
1902 photograph of a group of men, women, and children sitting and standing for a formal portrait in front of the main door to the 1857 Madison County Courthouse. Text indicates this is for a trolley party. |
1902 |
September 29, 2025 |
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Photograph of Interior of Edwardsville National Bank Showing Kickapoo Indian Treaty Mural |
Undated photograph of the interior of the Edwardsville National Bank showing the so-called Kickapoo Indian Treaty mural hanging on the wall. The mural was painted by Robert W. Grafton in 1923. The mural is a fictionalized depiction of the signing of a treaty between the Kickapoo nation and Euro-American settlers near Fort Dearborn. |
After 1923 |
September 29, 2025 |
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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 |
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1898 Photograph of a Boy Dressed as a Herald in a Parade during Edwardsville's Free Street Fair Flower Parade |
1898 photograph of a boy, likely Edward West Hadley, riding a horse. The boy is dressed as a herald and wearing all white. The horse is wearing flowers. This was part of a flower parade held during an 1898 free street fair in Edwardsville, Illinois. |
October 12, 1898 |
September 29, 2025 |
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1898 Photograph of Three Women and a Young Girl in a Carriage in the Edwardsville Free Street Fair's Flower Parade |
This 1898 photograph shows three women and a young girl riding in a carriage pulled by a horse. The women are dressed in formal attire and the carriage is adorned with flowers. This was part of a flower parade held in Edwardsville, Illinois, during a Free Street Fair in October 1898. |
October 12, 1898 |
September 30, 2025 |
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1898 Photograph of Julia Hadley, Mary Hadley, Florence Brink, Mrs. E. I. Prickett in a Carriage, and Four Men Standing during the Free Street Fair Flower Parade |
This 1898 photograph shows Julia Hadley (driving), Mary Hadley, Florence Brink, and Mrs. E. I. Prickett riding in a carriage covered in chrysanthemums. The carriage is pulled by four white horses with four unknown men in white costumes handling the horses. This was during the flower parade that was part of Edwarsdville, Illinois's Free Street Fair on October 12, 1898. |
October 12, 1898 |
September 30, 2025 |
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1898 Photograph of Two Women and Man Riding in a Carriage in the Free Street Fair Flower Parade in Edwardsville |
This 1898 photograph shows two unknown women and one unknown man riding in a carriage covered in flowers. The carriage is pulled by two white horses that are attended by two unknown men. This carriage was part of a flower parade held in Edwardsville, Illinois, on October 12, 1898, as part of a week-long Free Street Fair. |
October 12, 1898 |
September 30, 2025 |
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Photograph of St. Louis Street Business District in Edwardsville, Illinois |
Undated photograph of the St. Louis Street business district in Edwardsville, Illinois. The photograph shows the 1887 Capitol Building, the Edwardsville Intelligencer building and several storefronts on the south side of courthouse square. A horse and buggy is on the street. |
Unknown |
September 30, 2025 |
