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1957 "Catalyst Magic" Photograph from the Golden Jubilee of the Standard Oil Refinery | This is an 8" by 10" black and white photograph of Dr. Llewellyn performing his "Catalyst Magic" show for the Standard Oil 50th Anniversary Celebration in 1957. | September 13, 1957 | October 30, 2018 | |
1956-57 Edwardsville High School "The Tiger Times" | This is a compilation of the student publication from Edwardsville High School called "The Tiger Times" from the academic year of 1956-57. These issues include news about school events, jokes, editorials, local advertisements, student art, current events, club updates, local events, department news, student literary composition, and local athletic commentary. | September 1960 | December 1, 2018 | |
1955 Standard Office Personnel in front of Main Office Building | This is a black and white photograph with white border and label. The image depicts office personnel standing and sitting on the steps in front of the main office building. A sign for the building reads "Office Standard Oil Co." The bottom middle of the front of the image is labeled, "Personnel in picture taken of Main Office Force September, 1955." On the back of the image is penned, "p 15 Remember when." Additionally an attached piece of carbon paper lists the names of the personnel in the photograph arranged in rows from left to right. | September 1955 | October 24, 2018 | |
1955 Maryville Red Sox Team Photograph | This is a black and white team photograph of the Maryvill Red Sox Baseball Team taken in 1955. | 1955 | November 13, 2019 | |
1955 Group Photograph of Standard Oil Company Employees at Main Office | This is a group photograph of Standard Oil Company employees on the front steps of the main office building. Persons pictured are labeled on an attached piece of typed paper, displayed here. | September 1955 | November 13, 2018 | |
1955 Falstaff Brewery Honorary Brew Master Certificate | This certificate was given to Chuck Brazier as a thank you for taking the Falstaff Brewery tour, as well as giving his opinion on the products that he sampled at the end of the tour. The Falstaff Brewery was located in St. Louis. This certificate was digitized by Paul Brazier as part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History. |
March 30, 1955 | September 6, 2018 | |
1954 Kodak Camera | This Kodak camera was produced in Rochester, New York in 1954. Cameras such as these were constructed with metal and plastic and included features such as a large bulb flash and a shutter. This specific model, the "Brownie Holiday Flash" model included connections for a detachable flash bulb. This camera was photographed as a part of Madison Historical's class visit to Liberty Middle School. This camera was brought in by Avery Cline, who recieved it from its original owner, Wilma Cline. |
1940s - 1950s | March 4, 2020 | |
1954 Control Room Photograph | This is a black and white photograph of a man standing in front of large dial gauges, breakers and control masts. The image is labeled on the front bottom middle, "1954 - Control Room". The back of the image is labeled, "P 16 Units" and "Control Room Standard Oil Co. Refinery Wood River 1954." | 1954 | October 24, 2018 | |
1954 Aerial Photograph of Refinery Tanks | A black and white aerial photograph of refinery tanks and stills along railroad track, with some homes in background. Top right corner labeled "MARCH 1954". Written on the back in blue ink, "#3043- 3-6-34" and underneath in black ink, "1954 Aerial View P-2 Units" | March 1954 | October 15, 2018 | |
1953 Standard Oil Attenuate Club Meeting Band Performance | This is a black and White photograph of Standard Oil Attenuate Club Band with " Standard Oil Attenuate band 1953" written on the back of the image. There are four copies of the photograph located within the Wood River Museum's Band folder. A second copy is labeled with names and information on back in cursive writing. A cardstock print has no supplemental information. A printed paragraph is taped on the back of a black piece of paper. Supplemental information is attached to one image, including a small descriptive paragraph and names of persons photographed. | Unknown | November 19, 2018 |