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John Kliasheff Add
Advertisement of John_Kliasheff from Smardesh (today Krystallopigi), Macedonia in the Bulgaro-American Almanac, 1922
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Madison County Courthouse, Edwardsville
Front of the Madison County Courthouse, located at 155 N. Main Street in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States. It was built in 1913.
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Alton Chapter House
Front of the Alton Chapter House of the American Women's League (now a private residence), located at 509 Beacon Street in Alton, Illinois, United States. Built in 1909, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Circular advertising a supper for benefit of the Colored Baptist Church, to be held over Robinson’s Saloon, (Alton, Illinois), July 12-13, 1855
Title: Circular advertising a supper for benefit of the Colored Baptist Church, to be held over Robinson’s Saloon, [Alton, Illinois], July 12-13, 1855
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Clark Bridge from Melvin Price Locks
The Clark Bridge across the Mississippi River at Alton, Illinois, USA. View is upriver to the northwest from the Melvin Price Locks below the bridge.
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Evergreen north of College, Alton
Houses on the western side of Evergreen Avenue just north of the College Avenue intersection in Alton, Illinois, United States. This neighborhood is a part of the Upper Alton Historic District, a historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Extemporaneous remarks from rear platform of special train at Alton, IL. - NARA - 197642
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Fourth northwest of William, Christian Hill
Houses on the northern side of Fourth Street just west of the William Street intersection in Alton, Illinois, United States. This neighborhood is a part of the Christian Hill Historic District, a historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Girl Scouts Eagle Watching on the Mississippi at the National Great Rivers Museum
ALTON, IL. — Mindy Cory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park ranger, shares photos of eagles to a group of girl scouts at the Girl Scouts Eagle Watching on the Mississippi at the National Great Rivers Museum. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)
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Guertler House front
Front of the Guertler House, located at 101 Blair Street in Alton, Illinois, United States. Built in 1854, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Haskell Playhouse
Southern side and front of the Haskell Playhouse, located in Haskell Park off Henry Street in Alton, Illinois, United States. Built in 1885, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is part of a Register-listed historic district, the Middletown Historic District.
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Hotel Stratford in Alton
Front of the Hotel Stratford, located at 229 Market Street in Alton, Illinois, United States. Built in 1909, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Illinois - Alton - NARA - 23939527
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Illinois - Alton - NARA - 23939529
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Illinois - Alton - NARA - 23939531
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Illinois - Alton - NARA - 23939533
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Illinois - Alton - NARA - 23939535
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"The Pro-Slavery Riot on November 7, 1837. Death of Rev. E. P. Lovejoy."
Woodcut showing large group of armed men attacking a two-and-a-half story stone building (Alton Observer building). Weapons shown are rifles, pistols, sledge-hammers, and a pike. Most men are in group approaching building, but three men to the far left are firing from behind a low wall, three more are at the immediate left of the building, one is at the top of a ladder, supported by another man, and two men are attempting to break down the door of the building. Riot resulted in the death of Reve
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Illinois - Alton - NARA - 23939539
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Illinois - Alton - NARA - 23939541
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Illinois - Alton - NARA - 23939543
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Lovejoyat1837AltonIllinoisRiot
Wood engraving of proslavery riot in Alton, Illinois on November 7, 1837, which resulted in the murder of Elijah P. Lovejoy
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Railroad station. Alton, Illinois - NARA - 283579
Scope and content: Views of the station showing tracks, water tank, baggage carts, and electric trolley car.
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Lyman Trumbull House
Front of the Lyman Trumbull House, located at 1105 Henry Street in Alton, Illinois, United States. Built in 1849, it has been declared a National Historic Landmark, and it is part of a historic district, the Middletown Historic District, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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