Wood River Museum Standard Oil Collection (199 total)

This collection of photographs and documents related to the history of the Standard Oil refinery were loaned to us by the Wood River Museum to be digitized.

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	1920s Standard Oil Corporate Employee Photograph	This is an albumen print of Standard Oil employees posing for a corporate group photograph in the 1920's.	Circa 1920s	November 13, 2018
	1920s Formal Band Photograph of Standard Oil Company Band	This is an albumen print of a formally posed photograph of the Standard Oil Company Band.	1920s	November 19, 2018
	1920 "Original Famous Forty" Standard Oil Company Band	This is a newspaper clipping displaying the "Original Famous Forty" Standard Oil Company Band in 1920. The clipping includes the names of the persons pictured.	1920s	November 19, 2018
	1922 Joint General Committee Wood River	This is a black and white image of the Joint General Committee in Wood River, Illinois in 1922. Individuals are labeled on back as, "Lower row: Charles Shaak, J. Flanagan, Maxf Hartwig, W.E. Kelly, G Stephenson, Center Row: L.L Tuley, Orland Hemphill, F. Emmel, William Bacheldor, Top Row: W. Irving Jolly, G. Pilcher, G.F. Evans." The image was taken in 1922.	1922	November 13, 2018
	Ambulance Car Accident	This is a black and white image of two cars, an ambulance and a car, following an accident. On the back is written, "1921 Ambulance Wrecked in 1923 remember when p2."	1923	October 25, 2018
	1925 Firemen with Firetruck	This is a black and white photograph of a firetruck with six firemen standing in front of it. On the back, it is labeled "1918 Ford." There is an attached article to the image claiming the photograph was taken in 1925.	1925	November 8, 2018
	1926 Photograph of Round Pool	This is a black and white outdoor photograph of the circular pool, the pool was built and donated to the community by Standard Oil, on back "Original Pool 1926." The round pool was later demolished and replaced by an aquatic center in the 1980s.	1926	November 8, 2018
	1930s Postcard of Men at Delan Station	This is a black and white postcard with an image of three men in front of a Standard Oil service station. The back of the card is labeled as, "1930 Delan Station @ Ferguson S Main."	1930	November 19, 2018
	1934 Man in Full Diving Suit with Two Men at His Side	This is a black and white image from April 23, 1934 of a man in a full diving suit with two men at his side.	April 23, 1934	November 15, 2018
	Stamped Postcard Standard Oil Office	This is a black and white postcard, of the front and left side of the Main Office building. The bottom left corner of the image on the postcard is labeled "Standard Oil Office, Wood River Ill." Written on the back, "Mon - 19, Dear Aunt Effie: Would you please bring Helen's and my 'wedgies' [unintelligble] when you come Weds? Please thats all now. See you Weds Love, Caral." This postcard is addressed to "Miss E.H. MarKey 756 N 75th St. E. St. Louis, Illinois" and is stamped with a "1 cent George Washington United States Postage Stamp" The post office stamp reads, "Bettendorf IOWA June 19 1:30 PM 1939."	June 19, 1939	October 24, 2018