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Construction at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. | These photographs show construction in process at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. These photographs were taken around the 1910s. | circa 1910s-1920s | March 21, 2019 |
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Construction at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. | This set of four photographs show construction at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. These photographs were taken around the 1910s. | circa 1910s-1920s | March 21, 2019 |
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Construction at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. | This set of six photographs depict construction in process at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. This photograph was taken around the 1910s. | circa 1910s-1920s | March 21, 2019 |
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Commuter Train Passing By Tower House | Commuter train passing by tower house | Unknown | December 8, 2016 |
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Commissary during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery | This photograph shows the commissary. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. | 1917-1918 | August 15, 2018 |
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Cole Gratcher outside of the old Coal Office | Cole Gratcher (grandson of Alice Hielson) outside of the old Coal Office. Now Claude James house that used to belong to Mike Higgerson. | August 1960 | December 8, 2016 |
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Coal Washer at mine in Glen Carbon, Illinois | Mine #2 was expanding operations during the 1890’s and early 1900’s. A new coal washer of “immense size” was completed and ready for operation in 1906. Coal ranging from the size of an egg to small particles could be processed through the washer. The process removed foreign material and then sorted the coal into five different sizes. The Madison Coal Corporation did not find the venture profitable and abandoned the coal washing operation in 1914. | Unknown | December 8, 2016 |
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Coal washer at mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois | Image of the front of the coal washer at mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois | Unknown | December 8, 2016 |
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Coal miners standing outside of the boiler room at mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois | Coal miners standing outside of the boiler room at mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois. Men standing from left to right: Clem Hawkins, John Russell, Sam Murphy, and Albert Evans. The “Notice” sign in the upper right hand corner of the photo states, “LOITERING BY STRANGERS AND EMPLOYEES ON THIS PROPERTY IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. –MADISON COAL CORPORATION” |
Unknown | December 8, 2016 |
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Coal Miners Rescue Squad 1930 Louisville, KY competition winners. | Coal Miners Rescue Squad 1930 Louisville, KY competition winners. Reading from Left to Right: Captain Pete Anesi, John Ferris, Geo. S. Kenner, Virgil Douglas, William O’Hare, and Patient John Kacer. |
1930 | December 8, 2016 |