Horseshoe Lake, 2016

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Front view of Chapman Coal Company Chapman Coal Company sold to new owners in late 1940’s. Miners working there stayed on for several months without pay attempting to teach the new businessmen how to keep the mine solvent, but the venture failed. Streetcar on far right operated as restaurant by Mary Weiduwilt. Ruins South of Glen Carbon on Route 157. Unknown December 8, 2016
Glen Carbon Coal Miners Rescue Squad 1930 Louisville, KY competition winners Glen Carbon Coal Miners Rescue Squad 1930 Louisville, KY competition winners. Reading from Left to Right: Compensation Adjuster H. T. Bannister, Captain Pete Anesi, John Ferris, Geo. S. Kenner, Virgil Douglas, William O’Hare, Patient John Kacer, and Safety Inspector W. J. Williams.
1930 December 8, 2016
Graffiti in the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after Mine Subsidence This 2002 photograph shows graffiti written on the wall of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. The graffiti reflects displeasure over the closing of the nursing home. December 20, 2002 September 21, 2017
Graffiti in the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after Mine Subsidence This 2002 photograph shows graffiti written on the wall of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. The author of the graffiti argues that the nursing home should stay open. December 20, 2002 September 28, 2017
Graffiti in the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after Mine Subsidence This 2002 photograph shows graffiti written on the wall of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. The graffiti reflects the concern of the closing of the nursing home. December 20, 2002 September 28, 2017
Graffiti in the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after Mine Subsidence This 2002 photograph shows graffiti written on the wall of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. The graffiti reflects how the nursing home cared for its patients. December 20, 2002 September 28, 2017
Graffiti in the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after Mine Subsidence This 2002 photograph shows graffiti written on the wall of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. December 20, 2002 September 28, 2017
Graffiti in the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after Mine Subsidence This 2002 photograph shows graffiti written on the wall of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. These writings were dedicated to those that worked and lived in the Madison County Nursing Home. December 20, 2002 September 28, 2017
Graffiti in the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after Mine Subsidence This 2002 photograph shows graffiti written on the wall of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. The graffiti reflects how the staff felt about the closing. There is also a drawing of Porky Pig. December 20, 2002 September 28, 2017
Graffiti in the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after Mine Subsidence This 2002 photograph shows graffiti written on the wall of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. The graffiti reflects how the staff felt about the closing. There is also a drawing of Porky Pig. December 20, 2002 October 10, 2017