1902 Photograph of People Assembled for a Trolley Party at the 1857 Madison County Courthouse in Edwardsville, Illinois

courthouse, hats, party, portrait, trolley

“1902 Photograph of People Assembled for a Trolley Party at the 1857 Madison County Courthouse in Edwardsville, Illinois,” Madison Historical, accessed October 22, 2025, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2374.

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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.

• SIUE Archive

Godfrey Photograph Collection

• Edwardsville
• culture
• industry

1902

English

• Oral History

• Black and white photographic print
• jpg

10 x 12 [inches]

• 1900s
  Edwardsville, Illinois

• GodfreyPhoto-P-008