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	The Cut	Narrow gauge railway carried from Brick yard to the railroad	1902	December 8, 2016
	Kasper Kaser At Glen Carbon Crossing	Kasper Kaser At Glen Carbon Crossing waiting by a streetcar shelter.	1902	December 8, 2016
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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