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1907 Horse and Wagon in front of Holding Tanks This is a black and white 8" by 10" image of a family in a horse drawn wagon in the foreground, overlooking holding tanks and smokestacks. On the back, a Post-It note reads, "Standard Oil Wood River 1907 Corner of Madison and St. Louis Road." The image is stamped by "Wood River Public Library." Print on the back of image reads, "S.O.W.R Refinery View Looking SE from N.W. corner of Refinery - Property 1907." 1907 October 25, 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