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	1952 Men Posing During Standard Oil Strike	This is a black and white photograph of men standing in front of the steps of a building during the 1952 Standard Oil strike at the Wood River refinery.	1952	November 19, 2018
	1952 Man in Posing for Photograph During Standard Oil Strike	This is a black and white photograph of a man standing outside of a building next to car in office clothing. The photograph was taken during the 1952 Standard Oil strike at the Wood River refinery.	1952	November 19, 2018
	1952 Man Driving Moped in Refinery Yard During Standard Oil Strike	This is a black and white photograph of a man driving a moped through the refinery yard with stacks in the background. The photograph was taken during the 1952 Standard Oil strike at Wood River refinery.	1952	November 19, 2018
	1952 Six Men Sitting at Table During Standard Oil Strike	This is a black and white photograph of men sitting at table, during the 1952 Standard Oil strike at the Wood River refinery.	1952	November 19, 2018
	1952 Man Sitting Inside of Barber Shop During Standard Oil Strike	This is a black and white photograph of a man sitting on a stool while a barber cuts a mans hair indoors. The picture was captured during the Standard Oil strike at the Wood River refinery in 1952.	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
	Alt-Wood Merchants Softball Team, 1963 State Champions	This clipping from the Alton Telegraph includes a photo of the local Alt-Wood Merchants Softball Team, which won the state championship in 1963. The local softball team was composed of men from the Alton-Wood River area. The photogrpah was included with the Telegraph's series, Our Past, and was submitted to the Telegraph by team member Noel "Butch" Rister, who is photographhed. This clipping was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Alexis Boverie. From right to left: Sitting front row: Bat Boy Bobby Wilson Kneeling second row: Butch Rister, Buddy Noll, John Godar, Glenn Wintzen, manager Cal Johns, John Boverie, Wayne Simpson, Bob Cunningham. Standing back row: Russ Davis, Bob Johnson, Denny Bruckert, Ron West, Rip Rappe, Leto Metz, Stan Fincher, Bob Garner, and Ken Zumwait.	1963	May 21, 2019