Wood River Museum Standard Oil Collection (199 total)

This collection of photographs and documents related to the history of the Standard Oil refinery were loaned to us by the Wood River Museum to be digitized.

Thumbnail	Title	Description	Date	Date Added
	1990s 25th Year of Service Award	This is a color photograph of Dave Horese presenting the 25th Year of Service award to Geo Preston. The photograph was taken in the mid 1990s.	Circa 1990s	November 13, 2018
	1992 June Wood River Standard Company Newsletter	This is a document is the June of 1992 publication of the Wood River Standard newsletter. A newsletter published regularly by the Wood River Standard Oil Refinery.	June 1992	November 12, 2018
	1993 Sewage Treatment Plant Award Presentation	This is a color photograph of eleven people at the sewage treatment plant for the city of Wood River, Illinois. Un Im [illegible], John Stucuf, and John Stewart presents the "Plaque for Working Together" to Mayor Ron Smith.	1993	November 12, 2018
	1965 Main Office Building Photograph	This is a black and white image of the exterior "Main office built 1954" bottom left corner "4-12-1965"	4/12/1965	November 12, 2018
	Letter Describing 1952 Standard Oil Strike Activities	This is a letter describing the 1952 Standard Oil Company strike activities. The letter is dated April 29, 1952. It includes a small newspaper clipping titled "Strike-Bound Employes Held Sunday Services."	4/29/1952	November 19, 2018
	Men and Women Drinking Soda Outdoors	This is a black and white Photograph of about fifteen people standing around a table. Some people are drinking and opening sodas. The man with the Standard Oil/Amoco Logo Badge on his suit jacket and stands on the far right is labeled Carl Ullman. The man in front of Carl Ullman is labeld Gev Nauyok. The three people shown in the center drinking sodas are labeled left to right as Jimmy Earl, Harold Gihring, and Dorothy Gihring. Mary Hufker is shown on the far left in a polka dot dress.	Unknown	October 25, 2018
	Gev Nauyork, Dorothy Lyons, and Mr. Lyons with Dog Tour the Standard Oil Refinery	This black and white photograph depicts Gev Nauyork standing in the Standard Oil Refinery yard with a Oil Logo Badge, while Dorothy Lyons is pushing man, labeled Mr Lyons, in a wheelchair. The people are labeled with Post-It notes. The back is labeled, "standing Gev Nauyok."	Unknown	October 25, 2018
	Two men Calibrating Instruments	This is a black and white photograph of two men in jumpsuits with names on their breast working on instruments. The back is labeled, "Calibrating Instruments John Pellegrino, John Lehrer Burgess p7 bits + pieces" in black ink.	Unknown	October 25, 2018
	Three Amoco Employees Working at Conference Table	This is a black and white image of two women and a man working at a conference table over a word processor. The women in the photograph are wearing Amoco Jumpsuits. Standard Oil became known as Amoco or American Oil Company in the 1980s. On the back of the photograph the employees are labeled as, "Karen Wagener, Betsy Bild, Greg Rough Quality Control Discuss Certification Process p 13 Bits + Pieces."	Unknown	October 25, 2018
	Man Bowling in Suit Vest	This is a black and white photograph of man throwing a bowling ball down a lane. Notes along the side of the image name the bowler as Jules Kocher, "Oldest Bowler."	Unknown	October 25, 2018