Bluffs and Piasa Bird, 2016

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1926  Workers Repairing the North Side of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph displays the north side of the of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. Workers are shown drilling in the foundation to insert jacks to help support the wall. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  Interior Floor Crack and Tilt of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows interior cracking and tilt of the floor of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home.. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the exterior of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  Cracking in the Corner of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the outside cracking in the corners of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home.. 1926 September 11, 2017
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
Bob Gibson Oral History Interview An oral history interview with Robert "Bob" Gibson, an expert on mine subsidence. Gibson describes his career with the Illinois and federal governments working on abandoned mine lands projects. He also describes several notable cases of mine subsidence from old coal mines in Madison County. March 11, 2017 June 14, 2017
Men working in a pit inside the mine Men working in a pit inside the mine. The man in the right is Al Deconcini Senior Unknown December 8, 2016
Group of miners sitting in a cart outside of the mines Group of miners sitting in a cart outside of the mines Unknown December 8, 2016