Bluffs and Piasa Bird, 2016

Mine Subsidence at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium (113 total)

This collection contains photographs from 1926 and 2002 of the interior and exterior of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville, which became the Madison County Nursing Home in the 1970s. The photographs show the damage to the building resulting from mine subsidence, as well as attempts to prevent further subsidence in the 1920s. The building was torn down in the early 2000s.

  • Collection: Mine Subsidence at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium
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1926  Ground Crack Near the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the ground crack after mine subsidence. The large crack is seen directly below the wooden marker, 1926 September 26, 2017
1926  Holes Drilled into the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows holes drilled into the foundation of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Inside Jacks in Pockets at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the inside jacks placed into pockets in the foundation of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Installed Column Crib T Bars at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the installation of column t crib bars at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Installed Column Cribs at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the installation of column cribs at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Installed Exterior Corner Jack at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows an installed exterior corner jack at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Installed Jacks on Exterior Foundation of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows installed jacks into the foundation of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Installed Solarium Cribs at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows installed solarium cribs during repair construction to the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Installed Solarium Cribs at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows installed solarium cribs during repair construction Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 26, 2017
1926  Installed Solarium Cribs at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows installed solarium cribs uring repair construction to the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. This photograph was taken from a further distance to show the progression of the installment of the cribs. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 26, 2017