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	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
	1894-1904 Ornamental Brick for Street Paving Glen Crossing Road in Glen Carbon, Illinois	This ornamental brick is one of many bricks meant to pave the streets of Glen Carbon around 1984-1904. This brick was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. It was brought to class by Ameena Abdul-Rasheed, whose grandmother recieved the brick from Erwin Wein. Erwin Wein's father worked in the company that mass-produced these bricks around the turn of the century.	1894 - 1904	March 4, 2020
	1895 Photograph Children at Irishtown School	1895 class photograph of children at Irishtown School. Approximately 35 children stand in staggered lines with one older man standing in the rear line. They are all standing in front of the side of a white building. All of the children are barefoot and are wearing dresses or shirts and trousers.	September 26, 1895	September 30, 2025
	1895 Photograph of Edwardsville's Main Street From Street Level	This 1895 photograph shows Main Street in Edwardsville, Illinois. Main Street is a dirt road lined with buildings and utility lines on both sides. A courtyard with benches and trees appears on the left side on the corner of the cross street. Many buggies, horses, and people are depicted in the photo.	1895	October 2, 2025
	1895 Photograph of the Rizvi Family in Amroha, India	The photograph is of the Rizvi Family in 1895. Specifically, this image shows Ali Jan Rivzi, a district magistrate of Amroha, India. The text written around the photo is in Urdu. This photograph was scanned as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School. This photograph was contributed by Maarij Rivzi.	1895	March 4, 2020
	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
	1896 Photograph of Carlyle School Class with American Flag	1896 photograph of a high school class in what is likely Carlyle, Illinois. Approximately 58 children sit in rows in front of a brick building with two windows on the building with a large American flag hanging behind the children.	September 17, 1896	September 30, 2025
	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
	1898 Photograph of E. A. Keller Co. Tent at Free Street Fair in Edwardsville, Illinois	1898 photograph of E. A. Keller Co. Tent at Free Street Fair in Edwardsville, Illinois. Four men in suits and hats stand in front of the tent which is covering buggies, chairs, and more. The tent sits atop a dirt road beside a larger building.	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