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Boiler House Coal and Ash handling system during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of boiler house's coal and ash handling system. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
October 27, 2017 |
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Boiler House at the Start of the Setting during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of the boiler house in the start of its setting. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
October 27, 2017 |
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Boiler House Ash Tank during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the boiler house tunnel. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
August 15, 2018 |
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Boiler House Ash Tank during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of the boiler house ash tank. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
October 27, 2017 |
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Boiler House and Re-Run Tanks from Agitators during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of the boiler house and re-run tanks from agitators. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
October 25, 2017 |
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Boiler house and Re-Run during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of the boiler house and re-run. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
August 15, 2018 |
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Blue Golden Anniversary Envelope |
This is a Standard Oil Company envelope celebrating the 50-year anniversary (1907-1957). The envelope reads, "Fifty Years of Progress" and "Friday, Saturday, Sunday September 20, 21, 22, 1957." The special stationary is emblematic of the importance of the celebration to Standard Oil in Wood River. An illustration of Lewis and Clark is displayed along the left side of envelope. Wood River is contentiously one of the locations of Camp DuBois, Lewis and Clark's encampment before setting out on the "Corp of Discovery" in 1803. |
1957 |
October 25, 2018 |
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Basin of CWT No. 1 in forms during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the basin of CWT No. 1 in forms. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
August 15, 2018 |
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Back Cover of the 1921 Sears Homes Catalog, including mention of Wood River |
The back cover of the 1921 Honor Bilt Modern Homes Catalog includes various letters and a satisfaction guarantee. Among them is a February 12, 1920 letter from the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, thanking Sears, Roebuck & Co. for the construction of homes in Carlinville, Wood River, and Schoper, Illinois. |
1921 |
November 22, 2016 |
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August 2017 Issue of "100 Years at the Wood River Refinery" |
This newsletter, originally distributed by email, is part of a series of newsletters released by the Wood River Refinery History Museum on the refinery's centennial. |
August 2017 |
November 14, 2017 |
