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The Cut |
Narrow gauge railway carried from Brick yard to the railroad |
1902 |
December 8, 2016 |
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Kasper Kaser At Glen Carbon Crossing
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Kasper Kaser At Glen Carbon Crossing waiting by a streetcar shelter.
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1902 |
December 8, 2016 |
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Mules used to haul brick from brick yard to railroad |
Mules were used to haul brick from the brick yard to the railroad. They made a little road that went by Nickel Plate Station. |
1904 |
December 8, 2016 |
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1907 Horse and Wagon in front of Holding Tanks |
This is a black and white 8" by 10" image of a family in a horse drawn wagon in the foreground, overlooking holding tanks and smokestacks. On the back, a Post-It note reads, "Standard Oil Wood River 1907 Corner of Madison and St. Louis Road." The image is stamped by "Wood River Public Library." Print on the back of image reads, "S.O.W.R Refinery View Looking SE from N.W. corner of Refinery - Property 1907." |
1907 |
October 25, 2018 |
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1908 Wood River and Railroad Tracks |
This is a black and white photograph of railroad tracks in the foreground and sparce houses along the road with a sign for "Wood River" along it. The bottom right corner is labeled as part of the photograph "COPYRIGHTED 1908 BY STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF INDIANA" On back, the image is stamped by "Photo Art Shop Movies Cameras Supplies Wood River, Ill" and stamped by "Wood River Public Library." |
1908 |
October 24, 2018 |
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Photograph Panorama of Refinery and Town |
These are black and white images of three photographs taped together to create a panorama of the refinery and town. |
Circa 1908 |
October 25, 2018 |
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Two men standing outside the coal mine |
Two men standing outside the coal mine. You can see different buildings as well as coal carts. |
August 20, 1908 |
December 8, 2016 |
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Workers Inside Owens-Illinois Glass Factory |
Groups of workers at a series of work stations at Illinois Glass Co. factory in Alton, Illinois in 1909 |
1909 |
November 15, 2016 |
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Nickel Plate Warehouse and Section Foreman’s house |
Nickel Plate Warehouse and Section Foreman’s house taken in 1909 at Peter Station. The road in the foreground that ran between warehouse and station. This road became Route 157 in the 1930’s. |
1909 |
December 8, 2016 |
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Coal miners outside the mines at coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois |
Group of coal miners standing outside of coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois. 3rd man from the left Lee Thorpe. 6th man from the left Jacob Hinner. 2nd man from the right Joe Leitner. Man on the extreme right is Mr. Daenzer. |
1910 |
December 8, 2016 |