Horseshoe Lake, 2016

Mine Subsidence at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium (113 total)

This collection contains photographs from 1926 and 2002 of the interior and exterior of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville, which became the Madison County Nursing Home in the 1970s. The photographs show the damage to the building resulting from mine subsidence, as well as attempts to prevent further subsidence in the 1920s. The building was torn down in the early 2000s.

  • Collection: Mine Subsidence at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium
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1926  Four Installed  Column Cribs at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the installation of four column cribs at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Installed Exterior Corner Jack at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows an installed exterior corner jack at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Installed Column Crib T Bars at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the installation of column t crib bars at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Installed Column Cribs at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the installation of column cribs at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926 Cracks in the Northwest View of the Solarium at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph displays a northwest view of the cracks in the foundation of the solarium of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Basement Floor Crack at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph displays a large crack in the basement floor of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Work Crew at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows workers at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. Workers are shown placing jacks in the foundation of the building to prevent it from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 13, 2017
1926  Leveling at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the leveling of the north west corner of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. Workers have inserted jacks into the foundation to keep it from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 13, 2017
1926 Jack Inspection during winter at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the inspection of jacks on the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. This inspection was conducted during the winter. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 13, 2017
1926  Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville During Winter after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph show the exterior of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The photograph was taken sometime in the winter after a snowfall and displays the ongoing construction of the building to prevent it from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 13, 2017