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1993 Sewage Treatment Plant Award Presentation | This is a color photograph of eleven people at the sewage treatment plant for the city of Wood River, Illinois. Un Im [illegible], John Stucuf, and John Stewart presents the "Plaque for Working Together" to Mayor Ron Smith. | 1993 | November 12, 2018 |
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1997 Photograph of an East Alton Bungalow Built in the 1940s | This 1997 photograph shows two homes in East Alton. The home on the left is a frame bungalow located at 522 Lincoln Avenue in East Alton, Illinois. Both houses were built in the 1940s as part of a housing tract for the growing number of employees of Winchester/Olin in East Alton. Both homes have been renovated to a more contemporary style. | June 15, 1997 | August 4, 2017 |
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1999 Original Print of the Wood River Refinery, Given to JoAnn Laird Upon Her Retirement | This limited edition print of the Wood River Refinery was drawn by St. Louis artist John Pils in 1999. The Shell refinery gave the print to JoAnn Laird upon her retirement from the refinery in 2000. This print is 262 of the 2000 total prints created. This print was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Gavin Witsken. |
1999 | May 21, 2019 |
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Robert Burress Oral History Interview | This oral history interview with Robert Burress was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History. In this oral history, Alton resident Robert Burress discusses former businesses and buildings in the Alton area and changes in the community from the mid-20th century to 2001. This interview had no transcript in the original archive. It was transcribed by Madison Historical staff. |
October 18, 2001 | September 2, 2018 |
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History of Livingston, Illinois, 1905 - 2005 | This book was compiled in 2005 by the Livingston Centennial Committee for the centennial of Livingston, Illinois. It covers a variety of topics related to the history of Livingston. It was published both online and in print. | 2005 | June 12, 2017 |
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Dave Knoche Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, Dave Knoche describes growing up in the Alton and Godfrey area in the 1980s and 90s as well as some of his education and experience in Montana and California. He also describes working for ADT Security, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and Dow Screw Products in the Metro East. He then discusses joining his father's business, HGH Products, which manufactures steel and graphite parts for the glass bottle industry. | October 17, 2016 | January 30, 2017 |
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Danny Gray Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, Danny Gray describes his experiences working for Granite City Steel from 1978 to the time of the interview. He describes how steel production has changed in his 38 years working for the company, including the rise of automation and, in his view, the weakening of unions. He also discusses growing up in the St. Louis region and living in Madison County. | October 19, 2016 | February 9, 2017 |
![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 |
![February 2017 Issue of "100 Years at the Wood River Refinery"](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/505bf23e91485214e0dded4f5c3c2f5f.jpg "February 2017 Issue of "100 Years at the Wood River Refinery"") |
February 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. | February 2017 | May 3, 2017 |
![March 2017 Issue of "100 Years at the Wood River Refinery"](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/0dd861952ad5177ceb61b8e3d86618f0.jpg "March 2017 Issue of "100 Years at the Wood River Refinery"") |
March 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. | March 2017 | May 3, 2017 |