Browse Items (15 total)
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Proposed Design for Souvenir Glassware for the Alton Plant Centennial |
This hand drawing is of a proposed design for a souvenir glass for the centennial of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company in July 1973. The design includes gold leaf and the company's logo. | 1973 | November 15, 2016 |
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Robert Burress Oral History Interview | This oral history interview with Robert Burress was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History. In this oral history, Alton resident Robert Burress discusses former businesses and buildings in the Alton area and changes in the community from the mid-20th century to 2001. This interview had no transcript in the original archive. It was transcribed by Madison Historical staff. |
October 18, 2001 | September 2, 2018 |
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Wicker Room Crew at Owens-Illinois Glass Factory | The Wicker Room Crew (23 females 9 males) standing outside of the factory featuring glass bottles with wicker tightly woven around them. | Unknown | November 15, 2016 |
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Worker at Owens-Illinois Glass Factory in 1973 | Photograph of a worker using glass-making machinery at the Owens-Illinois factory. | June 25, 1973 | November 15, 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 |