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![January 2017 Issue of "100 Years at the Wood River Refinery"](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/0bcd004463ef3f5fb45dbb822db798ba.jpg "January 2017 Issue of "100 Years at the Wood River Refinery"") |
January 2017 Issue of "100 Years at the Wood River Refinery" | This newsletter, originally distributed by email, is part of a series of newsletters released by the Wood River Refinery History Museum on the refinery's centennial. | January 2017 | May 3, 2017 |
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1968 Shell Review, Vol. 31 – No. 10, Shell Oil Company Newsletter |
This Shell Oil Company Newsletter from 1968 provides information on employee families, company accomplishments, news about promotions, retirements, service anniversaries, and new upcoming products. This newsletter was digitized by Trent Morgan as part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History. |
May 17, 1968 | September 16, 2018 |
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A Trip Through Wood River Refinery Pamphlet | This pamphlet was produced by the Standard Oil Company at Wood River and was used as a resource during tours through the refinery. This pamphlet includes many pictures of equipment in the refinery, a flow chart, and a map. The pamphlet also explains the significance of the different units and goes through the refining process. | April 1954 | November 15, 2018 |
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Ruan Trucking Company Drivers, Employees, and Trucks at Wood River Company Terminal in the 1950s | This photograph shows Ruan Trucking Company drivers, terminal employees, and tanker trucks at the company terminal in Wood River in the 1950s. The company delivered refined petroleum products from all of the area refineries with tanker trucks. There are 39 male drivers and managers and one female employee, the office secretary, in front of company trucks at the terminal. One of the drivers is Carl McKenzie, who possessed the photograph. | 1950 - 1960 | August 4, 2017 |
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Shell Oil Company Souvenir Guide to Wood River Refinery | This souvenir guide was produced by the Shell Oil Company to visitors of the Wood River refinery. The guide explains the history of the refinery, the refining process, and the research involved in refining. There are also several maps and figures as well as many images of the Wood River refinery included in the souvenir guide. | July 28, 1948 | November 15, 2018 |
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Remains of Company Store Building of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. circa 1930s | This photograph shows the partially-destroyed remains of the company store of the Collinsville Lead Works owned by the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. The photograph was likely taken sometime in the 1930s, after the Collinsville location closed down permanently following a union strike. | circa 1930s | March 21, 2019 |
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Elevated View of Land Surrounding St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. circa 1920s | This photograph shows the land, largely made up of farms, surrounding the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. The photograph was taken by Mel Rissi from the top of the main smokestack at the Lead Works sometime in the 1920s. | circa 1920s | March 21, 2019 |
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Elevated View of St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. Grounds circa 1920s | This photograph shows the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. from above. The photo captures the future site of Woodland Park and Pine Lake subdivisions in Collinsville, with the water of Pine Lake visible in the upper right corner. The photograph was taken by Mel Rissi from the top of the main smokestack of the Lead Works sometime in the 1920s. | circa 1920s | March 21, 2019 |
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Elevated View of St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. Grounds circa 1920s | This photograph shows the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. from above. The photo captures the future site of Woodland Park and Pine Lake subdivisions in Collinsville, with the water of Pine Lake visible in the upper right corner. The photograph was taken by Mel Rissi from the top of the main smokestack of the Lead Works sometime in the 1920s. | circa 1920s | March 21, 2019 |
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Elevated View of St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. Grounds circa 1920s | This photograph shows the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. from above. The photo captures the future site of Woodland Park and Pine Lake subdivisions in Collinsville, with the water of Pine Lake visible in the upper right corner. The photograph was taken by Mel Rissi from the top of the main smokestack of the Lead Works sometime in the 1920s. | circa 1920s | March 21, 2019 |