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Nearly Complete CWT No. 1 during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery | This photograph shows CWT No. 1 nearly completely constructed. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. | 1917-1918 | August 15, 2018 | |
Newspaper Clipping of a timeline for Owens-Illinois Glass | A clipping from an unknown newspaper includes a timeline for Owens-Illinois Glass. Dates included: June 25, 1929 September 28, 1929 October 10, 1929 December 5, 1929 December 31, 1929 January 15, 1930 May 3, 1930 November 4, 1930 July 3, 1931 October 15, 1931 October 15, 1931 March 21, 1932 June 8, 1932 May 15, 1933 June 14, 1933 March 7, 1933 July 22, 1933 February 19, 1934 February 21, 1934 May 25, 1934 October 9, 1934 January 23, 1935 February 21, 1935 July 22, 1935 August 22, 1935 August 23, 1935 January 15, 1936 January 21, 1936 December 15, 1937 |
June 25, 1929 to February 15, 1937 | November 15, 2016 | |
Newspaper Clippings from the Altonian Newspaper about Owens-Illinois Glass | Newspaper Clippings from the Altonian Newspaper about Owens-Illinois Glass | February 6, 1976 | November 15, 2016 | |
Nickel Plate Station | Railroad employee stands outside with two women and a baby outside of the Nickel Plate Station in Glen Carbon | Unknown | December 8, 2016 | |
Nickel Plate Warehouse and Section Foreman’s house | Nickel Plate Warehouse and Section Foreman’s house taken in 1909 at Peter Station. The road in the foreground that ran between warehouse and station. This road became Route 157 in the 1930’s. | 1909 | December 8, 2016 | |
October 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. | October 2017 | November 14, 2017 | |
Office Employees of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company | Office employees of Owens-Illinois Glass, with 9 men and 6 women. First from the left in the first row is company co-founder Edward Levis, and third from the left is Geo. McClellon Levis. | Unknown | November 15, 2016 | |
Oil Tank at the Standard Oil Refinery in Wood River | This circa 1970s color photograph shows a Standard Oil Tank from street view with a car and white fence in foreground. The Standard Oil logo is displayed in full color on the side of the tank, with the text "Standard Oil Division of American Oil Company Wood River Refinery." The company was later simply known as Amoco, for American Oil Company. | Circa 1970s | October 15, 2018 | |
Old North Loading Terminal Photograph | This is a black and white photograph of the "Old North Loading Terminal" according to a handwritten label on the back of the image. | Unknown | October 25, 2018 | |
Old tower building | Old tower building | Unknown | December 8, 2016 |