![October 2017 Issue of "100 Years at the Wood River Refinery"](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/5f5f823d08c992d44f85e2cf1eb7700a.jpg "October 2017 Issue of "100 Years at the Wood River Refinery"") |
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 |
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1965 Main Office Building Photograph |
This is a black and white image of the exterior "Main office built 1954" bottom left corner "4-12-1965" |
4/12/1965 |
November 12, 2018 |
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Letter Describing 1952 Standard Oil Strike Activities |
This is a letter describing the 1952 Standard Oil Company strike activities. The letter is dated April 29, 1952. It includes a small newspaper clipping titled "Strike-Bound Employes Held Sunday Services." |
4/29/1952 |
November 19, 2018 |
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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. |
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October 25, 2018 |
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Gev Nauyork, Dorothy Lyons, and Mr. Lyons with Dog Tour the Standard Oil Refinery |
This black and white photograph depicts Gev Nauyork standing in the Standard Oil Refinery yard with a Oil Logo Badge, while Dorothy Lyons is pushing man, labeled Mr Lyons, in a wheelchair. The people are labeled with Post-It notes. The back is labeled, "standing Gev Nauyok." |
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October 25, 2018 |
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Two men Calibrating Instruments |
This is a black and white photograph of two men in jumpsuits with names on their breast working on instruments. The back is labeled, "Calibrating Instruments John Pellegrino, John Lehrer Burgess p7 bits + pieces" in black ink. |
Unknown |
October 25, 2018 |
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Three Amoco Employees Working at Conference Table |
This is a black and white image of two women and a man working at a conference table over a word processor. The women in the photograph are wearing Amoco Jumpsuits. Standard Oil became known as Amoco or American Oil Company in the 1980s. On the back of the photograph the employees are labeled as, "Karen Wagener, Betsy Bild, Greg Rough Quality Control Discuss Certification Process p 13 Bits + Pieces." |
Unknown |
October 25, 2018 |
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Man Bowling in Suit Vest |
This is a black and white photograph of man throwing a bowling ball down a lane. Notes along the side of the image name the bowler as Jules Kocher, "Oldest Bowler." |
Unknown |
October 25, 2018 |
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Standard Oil Co. Boiler House with Shops on Right |
This is a black and white photograph gifted to the Wood River Museum from the Wood River Library. On the back an attached note reads, "west view of #1 boiler house shops on right." |
Unknown |
October 25, 2018 |
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Polypropene Unit |
This is a color photograph of polypropene units, it is labeled on back as the "P9 Units." |
Unknown |
October 25, 2018 |
