Wood River Museum Standard Oil Collection (199 total)

This collection of photographs and documents related to the history of the Standard Oil refinery were loaned to us by the Wood River Museum to be digitized.

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	1967 Five Men Watching Diver Climb Down Ladder into Water	This is a black and white photograph from 1967 of men watching a diver climb down a ladder into the water at Spray Pond.	April 1967	November 15, 2018
	1967 Diver in Diving Suit at Spray Pond	This is a black and white image from 1967 of a diver in a deep diving suit at Spray Pond. The diver has tubes coming off of the suit for a long term oxygen supply. The man pictured is labeled as "Adams" on back of the photograph.	April 1967	November 15, 2018
	1965 Main Office Building Photograph	This is a black and white image of the exterior "Main office built 1954" bottom left corner "4-12-1965"	4/12/1965	November 12, 2018
	1963 Memorial Service for John F. Kennedy	This is a black and white photograph of a memorial service for John F. Kennedy on November 25, 1963.	November 25, 1963	November 13, 2018
	1963 Kennedy Memorial Service Photograph	This is a black and white photograph of men standing saluting in military uniform at a memorial service for John F. Kennedy held on November 25, 1963.	November 25, 1963	November 13, 2018
	1958 Team Photograph of Mechanical Tigers	This is a black and white photograph of the Mechanical Tigers baseball team after a game on September 20, 1958.	September 20, 1958	November 13, 2018
	1958 Standard Oil Employees Playing Baseball	This is a black and white photograph of employees playing baseball. Geo Nauyak is shown batting in the picture. The photograph was taken in 1958.	1958	November 13, 2018
	1958 CAT Cracker at Night	This is a black and white photograph of the CAT cracker lit at night.	1958	November 13, 2018
	1957 Wood River Township Golden Jubilee Letter	This is a 3-page letter discussing the creation of a steering committee and the activities that took place for the 50th anniversary of the Standard Oil Plant, in 1957.	1957	October 30, 2018
	1957 Women Working Open House Entry Table	This is a black and white photograph of two women seated at table with papers and oil canister samples with Wood River Standard Oil 50th Anniversary sign. Men are standing behind the two women at right. Postits on front of the image labled "Joy Wolf, Linda Hill, Joyce Helmkamp, Jim Hell, Henry Dryden, George Nauyok." The sign in or attendance sheets at the entrance are also in the Wood River Standard Oil Collection.	1957	November 8, 2018