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1952 Standard Oil Employee Getting Haircut During Strike	This is a black and white photograph of man sitting outdoors getting a haircut in the refinery yard during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. The image dimensions are 4.5x2.75."	1952	November 19, 2018
1952 Three Men Chatting Behind Oil Rail Car on Tracks	This black and white photograph shows three men chatting behind an oil rail car on railroad tracks during the 1952 strike.	1952	November 19, 2018
1952-53 Edwardsville High School "The Tiger Times"	This is a compilation of the student publication from Edwardsville High School called "The Tiger Times" from the academic year of 1952-53. These issues include news about school events, jokes, editorials, local advertisements, student art, current events, club updates, local events, department news, student literary composition, and local athletic commentary.	May 1956	December 1, 2018
1953 Collinsville Indians Scorebook	This is the official scorebook for the Collinsville Indians during the 1953 baseball season, it is the "Official Score Book No. 5SB" made by Leacock Sporting Goods Co. the book is spiralized with a black cover. The book was used during the 1949 Collinsville Indians Baseball season for record keeping. Size .37" x 8.25" x 13.125."	1953	October 2, 2019
1953 Standard Oil Attenuate Club Meeting Band Performance	This is a black and White photograph of Standard Oil Attenuate Club Band with " Standard Oil Attenuate band 1953" written on the back of the image. There are four copies of the photograph located within the Wood River Museum's Band folder. A second copy is labeled with names and information on back in cursive writing. A cardstock print has no supplemental information. A printed paragraph is taped on the back of a black piece of paper. Supplemental information is attached to one image, including a small descriptive paragraph and names of persons photographed.	Unknown	November 19, 2018
1954 Aerial Photograph of Refinery Tanks	A black and white aerial photograph of refinery tanks and stills along railroad track, with some homes in background. Top right corner labeled "MARCH 1954". Written on the back in blue ink, "#3043- 3-6-34" and underneath in black ink, "1954 Aerial View P-2 Units"	March 1954	October 15, 2018
1954 Control Room Photograph	This is a black and white photograph of a man standing in front of large dial gauges, breakers and control masts. The image is labeled on the front bottom middle, "1954 - Control Room". The back of the image is labeled, "P 16 Units" and "Control Room Standard Oil Co. Refinery Wood River 1954."	1954	October 24, 2018
1954 Kodak Camera	This Kodak camera was produced in Rochester, New York in 1954. Cameras such as these were constructed with metal and plastic and included features such as a large bulb flash and a shutter. This specific model, the "Brownie Holiday Flash" model included connections for a detachable flash bulb. This camera was photographed as a part of Madison Historical's class visit to Liberty Middle School. This camera was brought in by Avery Cline, who recieved it from its original owner, Wilma Cline.	1940s - 1950s	March 4, 2020
1955 Falstaff Brewery Honorary Brew Master Certificate	This certificate was given to Chuck Brazier as a thank you for taking the Falstaff Brewery tour, as well as giving his opinion on the products that he sampled at the end of the tour. The Falstaff Brewery was located in St. Louis. This certificate was digitized by Paul Brazier as part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History.	March 30, 1955	September 6, 2018
1955 Group Photograph of Standard Oil Company Employees at Main Office	This is a group photograph of Standard Oil Company employees on the front steps of the main office building. Persons pictured are labeled on an attached piece of typed paper, displayed here.	September 1955	November 13, 2018