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March 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. March 2017 May 3, 2017
May 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. May 2017 June 29, 2017
Men and Women Drinking Soda Outdoors This is a black and white Photograph of about fifteen people standing around a table. Some people are drinking and opening sodas. The man with the Standard Oil/Amoco Logo Badge on his suit jacket and stands on the far right is labeled Carl Ullman. The man in front of Carl Ullman is labeld Gev Nauyok. The three people shown in the center drinking sodas are labeled left to right as Jimmy Earl, Harold Gihring, and Dorothy Gihring. Mary Hufker is shown on the far left in a polka dot dress. Unknown October 25, 2018
Men Working on Support Apparatuses   during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the construction of the men working on support apparatuses. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 October 25, 2017
Mules Pulling Standard Oil Tank with Two Men on Wagon This is a black and white photograph of two mules pulling a Standard Oil tank wagon with two men driving the wagon. Writing on the back of the image states, "Clint Southard on this side of seat." Unknown November 13, 2018
Nearly Complete CWT No. 1 during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows CWT No. 1 nearly completely constructed. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 August 15, 2018
October 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. October 2017 November 14, 2017
October 30, 1942 Regional Sunday School Conference of the Assemblies of God This photograph was taken on October 30, 1942 at the Regional Sunday School Conference of the Assemblies of God churches located in or around Wood River, Illinois. The conference was hosted at First Assembly of God in Wood River, which was built in 1923 and located at 78 E Jennings Avenue in Wood River, Illinois. 1942 August 4, 2017
Oil Tank at the Standard Oil Refinery in Wood River This circa 1970s color photograph shows a Standard Oil Tank from street view with a car and white fence in foreground. The Standard Oil logo is displayed in full color on the side of the tank, with the text "Standard Oil Division of American Oil Company Wood River Refinery." The company was later simply known as Amoco, for American Oil Company. Circa 1970s October 15, 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