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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
	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
	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
	Commuter Train Passing By Tower House	Commuter train passing by tower house	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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