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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Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This photograph shows the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken. December 20, 2002 August 13, 2018
Bench in the Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This photograph shows a bench in the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken. December 20, 2002 August 13, 2018
Subsidence Damage in the Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This photograph shows mine subsidence damage in the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken. December 20, 2002 August 13, 2018
Exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This photograph shows the exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken. December 20, 2002 August 13, 2018
Exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This photograph shows the exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken. December 20, 2002 August 13, 2018
Exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This photograph shows the exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken. December 20, 2002 August 13, 2018
Exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This photograph shows the exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken. December 20, 2002 August 13, 2018
Damaged Bricks on the Exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This closeup photograph shows damaged bricks on the exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002, likely damaged by mine subsidence. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken. December 20, 2002 August 13, 2018
Damaged Bricks on the Exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This photograph shows damaged bricks on the exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002, likely damaged by mine subsidence. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken. December 20, 2002 August 13, 2018
Sloping Floor in the Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This photograph shows the sloping floor in the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home caused by mine subsidence. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken. December 20, 2002 August 13, 2018