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 Company Wood River Refinery Band	This is a black and white photo of the Standard Oil Company "Famous Forty" band. The band is posed outdoors with their instruments. This photo was used in newspaper clippings and those clippings have descriptions with names of those included. See the 1920 "Original Famous Forty" Standard Oil Company Band image.	Unknown	November 19, 2018
	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
	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
	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 Group Photograph of Employees with Mayor Kramer of Council	This is a black and white group photograph of the Council with Mayor Kramer in the 1930s. The names of those pictured are labeled on the back as, "Ed Bean, Charles Beason, Ivan Kramer, Jim Delaney, and Hugh Worthen."	Unknown	November 13, 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
	1934 Standard Oil Co. Group Photograph	This is an albumen print of a 1934 group photograph, Earnest Hartwig is listed on the back of the image.	Unknown	November 13, 2018
	1946 Twelve Men Posing for Group Photograph in Suits	This is a black and white photograph from February 22, 1946 of twelve men posing for a group photograph. Pictured kneeling, left to right: C.R. Allen, A.E. Pfeiffer, D.L. Naef, W.I. Jolley, R.C. Hershey. Pictured standing, left to right: R.L Holcomb, C.E. Nevitt, E.H. Payne, A.P. McCormick, J.B. Wainwright, W.J. McGill, T.E. Stockdale.	February 22, 1946	November 15, 2018