Great River Road, 2016

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Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence This 2002 photograph shows the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. The photograph displays a large crack in the foundation of the basement wall to the right of the measuring device. December 20, 2002 October 10, 2017
Back of Coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon Unknown December 8, 2016
An Interior Room of the Madison County Nursing Home  in 2002 This 2002 photograph shows the interior of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. This particular room appears to have been a resident's bedroom. Bob Gibson can be seen in the mirror taking the photograph. December 20, 2002 September 28, 2017
Air compressor in the engine room  Engine room in the Glen Carbon Coal mines. The machine is an air compressor that was used to push air down into the mine shafts. Unknown December 8, 2016
Abandoned coal washer site East end ruins of old dam in Judy creek below coal washer site. Water used for washing coal. February 17, 1990 December 8, 2016
3 men inside coal mine #2 sitting on coal carts 3 men inside coal mine #2 sitting on coal cart. Left to right Ed Smith, Garbalde Raffalle, and Louis Trebing (who was 15 years old at the time of the photo). 1910 December 8, 2016
2002 Photograph from the Inside of the Madison County Nursing Home Looking Out This 2002 photograph was taken from the inside of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. December 20, 2002 September 28, 2017
2002  the Interior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence Interior photograph of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after it was closed in the 90s. December 20, 2002 October 11, 2017
2002  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
1958 Photograph of Chinatown Lake now known as Maryville Fishing Club Lake This is a color photograph taken in June of 1958 of the Pond that runs alongside Parkview Street in Maryville, Illinois. The pond is now known as the "Maryville Fishing Club Lake" inside Drost Park. It originally ran alongside the St. Louis Troy and Eastern Railroad line and Parkview Street known as Chinatown road at the turn of the century. The Pond is located across the street from Donk Company housing known as "Chinatown" which consisted of 41 housing lots. 1958 November 13, 2019