Browse Items (543 total)
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Wood River Welcome Sign Outdoor Photograph | This is a color photograph of "Welcome to Wood River 'Progressing on' in the Spirit of Lewis and Clark." There is a blue star memorial highway sign located next toe the welcome sign. The city water tower is located in the background of the image. "The Community leader" is written on the back of the image. The sign was believed to have been donated to the community by Standard Oil. | Unknown | November 8, 2018 |
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William (Bill) Haine Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, State Senator William (Bill) Haine discusses his childhood in Alton, Illinois, his career in the law, and his time as an Illinois state senator. | May 4, 2018 | July 27, 2018 |
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Wicket Dam Maintenance | This is a black and white photograph of maintenance on the Wicket Damn. The image shows the Hurter Box in place below Wickets. A steel Hurter Box sits on a concrete sill to de-water a small section around the hurters for maintenance. | Unknown | November 15, 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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Water Treatment Plant Aerial Photograph | This is a black and white aerial photograph of three water holding tanks. The tanks are located at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. | Unknown | November 12, 2018 |
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Water Softeners during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery | This photograph shows the construction of the water softeners from the Northwest end. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. | 1917-1918 | October 27, 2017 |
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War Rations Book from World War II | This World War II war rations book was issued to Mary Whipple of Alton in 1943. It contains numerous stamps used to purchase goods rationed during the war. The stamps are decorated with artillery, aircraft carriers, tanks, and airplanes. Some of the stamps were already used. This ration book was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Brayden Shirley. |
1943 | July 9, 2018 |
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View of lumber used for Mine #2 of the Madison Coal Corporation | Photo of the stacks of lumber used inside of mine #2 in for Madison Coal Corporation in Glen Carbon. | 1930 | December 8, 2016 |
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Various Buildings Under Construction at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. | This set of six photographs shows the construction of the bin building as well as the crusher building at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. These photographs were taken in June 1920. | circa 1910s-1920s | March 21, 2019 |
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Unknown building during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery | This photograph shows the construction of an unknown building. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. | 1917-1918 | August 15, 2018 |