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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
Exteriror image of the Donk Brothers Mine no. 2 This is a back and white image of the exteriror of the Donk Brothers Mine in Maryville, Illinois. The image is labeled "Donk Colliery Maryville ILL." Three buildings are visible in the image including the tall exteriror of the mine entrance, four smokstacks, as well as a power line in the foreground. The second image is an edited version of the original commissioned by the Maryville Heritage Association. The image is undated, but the mine was in operation from 1902 to 1925. circa 1910s - 1920s November 13, 2019
Floor Cracking in the Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This photograph shows cracking on the floor of the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The stick demonstrates the level of 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
Floor Cracking in the Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This photograph shows cracking on the floor of the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The stick demonstrates the level of 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
Floor Cracking in the Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This photograph shows cracking on the floor of the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The stick demonstrates the level of 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
Former central office of the Madison Coal Corporation This building housed the central office of the Madison Coal Corporation’s mining operations in the State of Illinois. The company owned mines in Edwardsville, Mount Olive, Divernon, and Herrin, as well as mine in the state of Kentucky. This building was located less than one mile west of the large mine #2 and the Illinois Central Railroad station was virtually at its front door. Unknown December 8, 2016
Friends and family day at coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois This postcard shows friends and family visiting mine #2 in Glen Carbon. Unknown December 8, 2016