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CWT Pipehouse during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of the CWT Pipehouse. D-tanks are also visible. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
August 15, 2018 |
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CWT Pipehouse during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of the CWT Pipehouse. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
August 15, 2018 |
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Danny Gray Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Danny Gray describes his experiences working for Granite City Steel from 1978 to the time of the interview. He describes how steel production has changed in his 38 years working for the company, including the rise of automation and, in his view, the weakening of unions. He also discusses growing up in the St. Louis region and living in Madison County. |
October 19, 2016 |
February 9, 2017 |
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Dave Knoche Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Dave Knoche describes growing up in the Alton and Godfrey area in the 1980s and 90s as well as some of his education and experience in Montana and California. He also describes working for ADT Security, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and Dow Screw Products in the Metro East. He then discusses joining his father's business, HGH Products, which manufactures steel and graphite parts for the glass bottle industry. |
October 17, 2016 |
January 30, 2017 |
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December dinner inside the coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois |
Dinner served down inside coal mine #2 tunnel. December presiding over this unique dinner in #2 mine tunnel is Mike Sedlacek (center), top mine boss. The other people at the table are presumed to have been visiting officials of the Madison Coal Company and their wives. The unidentified women in the background are presumed to have been Glen Carbon Village women who prepared and served the food. |
1920 |
December 8, 2016 |
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Director of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. William E. Newnam and an Associate, Dexter B. Followill, in his Office in 1916 |
This photograph shows the Director of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. William E. Newnam and an associate, Dexter B. Followill, in Newnam's Office. The photo was taken January 18, 1916. |
January 18, 1916 |
March 21, 2019 |
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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 |
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East tanks during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of the bottoms of the east tanks. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
August 15, 2018 |
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Edward Hall Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Ed Hall describes his career as a butcher and former manager / owner at Edwardsville Quality Meats. He speaks to the changes of downtown Edwardsville, the butcher shop, and the 2017 shift in ownership of Quality Meats. |
April 19, 2017 |
May 3, 2017 |
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Elevated View of Land Surrounding St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. circa 1920s |
This photograph shows the land, largely made up of farms, surrounding the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. The photograph was taken by Mel Rissi from the top of the main smokestack at the Lead Works sometime in the 1920s. |
circa 1920s |
March 21, 2019 |
