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.

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	1926 Boiler Room of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence	This 1926 photograph shows the boiler room of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The left and rear walls show the insertion of jacks to prevent the building from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home.	1926	September 11, 2017
	1926 Cracked Floor of the solarium in the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence	This 1926 photograph shows cracking in the floor of the solarium in the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville. The building had suffered damage from mine subsidence.	1926	August 4, 2017
	1926 Man Repairing the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence	This 1926 photograph shows a man repairing the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. He is inserting a jack into the wall of the building to keep it from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home.	1926	August 4, 2017