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In this podcast, you will learn about the history of education in East St. Louis. Danaja White, Lee Sayles, and JaNiyha Cherry talked about the history of education in East St. Louis.

Old Newspaper articles

This is a picture of a newspaper article about different places and homes

This looks a train that was used around the 1800's It looks like and it looks in fairly good condition.

In this photo there is a picture of a highway which was built by the H.H. Hall construction Co. equipment. The place it was built I believe was on 3rd street of East St.Louis. It seems like this bridge or highway was used very often because I see…

This picture describes a bathing beach that was proposed in 1920. By the looks of the postcard it looks like it was a very fun and attractive place to be. People are swimming in the pool and having fun, other are walking around on the sand talking to…

This picture is inside of a college or school. It shows the kitchen or the where the students buy food or snacks.

In this oral history interview, conducted by Lee Sayles at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, Ellian Vyas discusses fashion and how it changed over time. Though she is very brief on the subject of the environment, she talks a lot…

In this oral history interview, conducted by Branden Roby and Lee Sayles, at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, Tyrone talked about sports like track. Women were allowed only to run track and play baseball. He talked about music, and…

The plaque shows when the bridge was built in 2003.