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1952 Man Getting Haircut in Refinery Yard During Standard Oil Strike This is a black and white photograph of a man sitting outside while another man cuts his hair with electric trimmers during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. The image dimensions are 4.5x2.75". 1952 November 19, 2018
1952 Five Men Laughing Outside of Building During Standard Oil Company Strike This is a black and white photograph of five men standing in a group talking and laughing next to a brick warehouse building and car during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. The image dimensions are 4.5x2.75," 1952 November 19, 2018
1952 Man Leaning Against Car During Standard Oil Company Strike This is a black and white photograph of a man wearing shop coveralls and a sweater leaning against a vehicle outside of a building, during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. The image dimensions are 4.5x2.75." 1952 November 19, 2018
 1952 Man Posing for Photograph in Refinery Yard During Standard Oil Strike This is a black and white photograph of man sitting outdoors posing on top of equipment for a photograph during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. The image dimensions are 4.5x2.75." 1952 November 19, 2018
1952 Man Leaning Against Exterior Building Wall During Standard Oil Company Strike This is a black and white photograph of a man in overalls wearing a white apron and white hat leaning against the exterior of a building during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike . The image dimensions are 3.5x5." 1952 November 19, 2018
1952 Car Parked Outside Standard Oil Company First Aid Building This is a black and white photograph of a white building with painted first aid symbolic crosses. A car is parked at the front of the building. The image was presumably taken during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. 1952 November 19, 2018
1951 C.R. Allen Retirement Party This is a black and white photograph taken on June 6, 1951 of C.R. Allen's Retirement Party. Those pictured are labeled on the back of the image. June 6, 1951 November 13, 2018
1950s Workers of the Stanolind "A" This is a black and white photograph from the early 1950s of fourteen men and two women aboard the Stanolind "A." On the back of the photograph, the names of those pictured are listed. Top row: Skipper Joe Means, Chief Engineer Tom Wells, Pilot Vernon Eggenberg. Second Row: Charles Sontag (deckhand), Orville Noltensmeyer (first mate), Vick Kramer (second mate), Richard Hartsock (oiler), Noltensmeyer (deckhand). Third Row: Mrs. Ringhausen (first cook), Mr. Ringhausen (second cook), Susie Poore (maid), Baker (deckhand), Leroy Monje (engineer), (tankerman), Clem Shornhorst (engineer), Clifford Clifton (deckhand). Circa 1950s November 13, 2018
Ruan Trucking Company Drivers, Employees, and Trucks at Wood River Company Terminal in the 1950s This photograph shows Ruan Trucking Company drivers, terminal employees, and tanker trucks at the company terminal in Wood River in the 1950s. The company delivered refined petroleum products from all of the area refineries with tanker trucks. There are 39 male drivers and managers and one female employee, the office secretary, in front of company trucks at the terminal. One of the drivers is Carl McKenzie, who possessed the photograph. 1950 - 1960 August 4, 2017
1950 Standard Oil Employees Group Photograph of Bowlers This is a black and white photograph of seven man in middle holding bowling ball labeled "Champs 49/50," on back, "1950" in ink with names "Front Row- Palmer, Carter, Bethards. Back row - Blakely, Koch, Durham, Metzler." 1950 November 8, 2018