Bluffs and Piasa Bird, 2016

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1952 Men Posing Behind Oil Rail Car During Strike This is a black and white photograph of three men standing and leaning against an oil rail car sitting on tracks during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. 1952 November 19, 2018
1952 Three Men Chatting Behind Oil Rail Car on Tracks This black and white photograph shows three men chatting behind an oil rail car on railroad tracks during the 1952 strike. 1952 November 19, 2018
Glen Carbon Illinois Central Tower House Glen Carbon Illinois Central Tower House. This tower house was torn down in the summer of 1983. May 1960 December 8, 2016
Railroad Wreck Railroad Wreck August 1960 December 8, 2016
Railroad Wreck with Two Men Railroad Wreck with Two Men August 1960 December 8, 2016
Remaining foundation of the railroad tower house Remaining foundation of Railroad tower house at West terminus of heritage trail. What is left is a small square foundation behind the rubble. The man pointing in the photo is L. Harris. February 17, 1990 December 8, 2016
Mont Station foundation of the Illinois Central Railroad Mont Station foundation of the Illinois Central Railroad May 11, 1991 December 8, 2016
Coal Miners in front of railroad car filled with coal This photograph shows coal miners employed by the Madison Coal Company. They are posing in front of an Illinois Central Railroad car filled with coal.

From left to right: Row of men standing: Man #2 standing is Sam Murphy, Man #6 standing is Albert Evans. Row of men kneeling: Man #2 is Chris Schneider and man in the middle with saw is William Werner the mine carpenter.
Unknown December 8, 2016
Glen Carbon Railroad Tower House  Glen Carbon Railroad tower house looking East towards Glen Carbon Unknown December 8, 2016
Glen Carbon Railroad tower house Glen Carbon Railroad tower house Situated between Illinois Central tacks on South and L&N tracks on North Unknown December 8, 2016