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Various Buildings Under Construction at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. This set of six photographs shows the construction of the bin building as well as the crusher building at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. These photographs were taken in June 1920. circa 1910s-1920s March 21, 2019
Construction at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. This set of four photographs show construction in process at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. The photos are captioned. Top left: "No. 1. Casting the R.R. Abutment. Mar. 29-20" Top right: "No. 2. Grade and Abutment Finished" Bottom left: "No. 3. Foundations looking North toward Abutment. May 20-20" Bottom right: "No. 4. Beginning of Steel Trestle. May 21-20" These photographs were taken in late March to late May 1920. circa 1910s-1920s March 21, 2019
Locomotive Engine at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. These two photographs show a locomotive engine pushing rail cars of materials on a track at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. These photographs were taken around the 1910s or 1920s. circa 1910s-1920s March 21, 2019
Field and Lake at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. This set of two photographs shows a field and lake outside the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. These photographs were taken around the 1910s or 1920s. circa 1910s-1920s March 21, 2019
Distant View of St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. This set of two photographs shows a distant view at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. grounds. Both smokestacks are visible in the photos. These photographs were taken around the 1910s or 1920s. circa 1910s-1920s March 21, 2019
Fenced-in Yard Area at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. This photograph shows what seems to be a yard of a house located near the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. This photograph was taken around the 1910s or 1920s. circa 1910s-1920s March 21, 2019
Birdhouse at St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. This photograph shows a birdhouse located in what seems to be a yard of a house located near the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. This photograph was taken around the 1910s or 1920s. circa 1910s-1920s March 21, 2019
Fenced Entrance at St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. This photograph shows a fence entrance at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. This photograph was taken around the 1910s or 1920s. circa 1910s-1920s March 21, 2019
New Lincoln School Building This photograph shows the second Lincoln School building, which was constructed in 1911. The Lincoln School was a public school for African Americans in Edwardsville. The school closed in 1950 due to the desegregation of the Edwardsville school system, and was renovated in 1952 as a Kindergarten through 6th grade school. The school closed permanently in 1972. Today, the building is home to the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities. After 1911 October 6, 2016
Floor Plan for the New Lincoln School This floor plan was drawn by the Alton architecture firm L. Pfeiffenberger & Son for the building of a new Lincoln School for African American children in Edwardsville. The school building opened in 1912. Today, the building is home to the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities. Circa 1911 October 13, 2016