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.
- Collection: Wood River Museum Standard Oil Collection
Thumbnail | Title | Description | Date | Date Added |
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General Additives Plant Photograph | This is a color photograph of the General Additives Plant. | Unknown | October 25, 2018 | |
1948 Men Hand Stenciling Standard Oil Lubricant Cans | This is a black and white photograph of men hand-stenciling 1-quart oil lubricant cans at Standard Oil. | January 28, 1948 | October 25, 2018 | |
Photograph Panorama of Refinery and Town | These are black and white images of three photographs taped together to create a panorama of the refinery and town. | Circa 1908 | October 25, 2018 | |
Streetview Photograph Holding Tanks | This is a color streetview photograph with a fence and holding tanks in the background. | Unknown | October 25, 2018 | |
1948 Two men standing outside of Car | This is a black and white photograph of men standing next to a car. On the back written, "Remember when," "Walter Blakely, Managers Secretary" & " Harold Cartwright, Chauffeur." The back of the image is also dated, "Jan 1949." | January 1949 | October 25, 2018 | |
Man Working in Standard Oil Company Lab | This is a black and white photograph of a man standing, working with lab equipment. On the back of the image man is named as "Lyn Perry." | Unknown | October 25, 2018 | |
Old North Loading Terminal Photograph | This is a black and white photograph of the "Old North Loading Terminal" according to a handwritten label on the back of the image. | Unknown | October 25, 2018 | |
Postcard Standard Oil Office | This is an un-mailed Postcard, with a sepia colored image of the "Standard Oil Refinery, Wood River Ill." On the back of the card noted " 1908 Van Dyke Circle Stills" "Pipe Stills Replaced These." | Unknown | October 25, 2018 | |
Polypropene Unit | This is a color photograph of the polypropene, "P9 unit," as labeled on the back of the image. | Unknown | October 25, 2018 | |
Loading Racks | This is a color photograph of the polypropene loading racks at Standard Oil Company in Wood River, Illinois. | Unknown | October 25, 2018 |