1914 Belleville Centennial Pageant
To celebrate the Belleville’s Centennial in 1914, much of the early history of Illinois was written in a blend of poetry and drama. The “Pageant of St. Clair County” was written by Thomas Wood Stevens of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburg, PA, and published at Belleville.
1914 Centennial Pageant
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1910 Photograph – St Clair County Courthouse
1910 view of the St. Clair County Courthouse
(Belleville City Hall is in background to the left)
Built 1857-61
Demolished 1972
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1910 Photograph – Belleville Public Square
West and South view from the Public Square
Circa 1910
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1910 Photograph – Belleville Public Square
Public Square Looking East
The West Building is on the Left and the Penn Building is at Center
The Karr Building is on the Right
Circa 1910
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Wheat Threshing Outfits
Wheat Threshing Outfit
with a Harrison Steam Engine Manufactured in Belleville
Circa 1910
Wheat Threshing Outfit
with Harrison Steam Engine
Manufactured in Belleville
Circa 1920
