Great River Road, 2016

Glen Carbon Heritage Museum Photograph Collection (156 total)

These photographs, digitized by the Glen Carbon Heritage Museum, are from some of the museums collections: the St. Louis Press Brick Company, churches, coal mining, farming, social organizations, railroads, and sports.

  • Collection: Glen Carbon Heritage Museum Photograph Collection
Thumbnail Title Description Date Date Added
Church Ceremony Before Everyone Enters into the Church Church ceremony before everyone enters into the church. Unknown December 8, 2016
City Dump City dump at slack pile in Glen Carbon looking up towards the school. Unknown December 8, 2016
Closer view of the Glen Carbon Railroad Tower House Closer view of the Glen Carbon Railroad Tower House Unknown December 8, 2016
Clover Leaf Train Station Clover Leaf Train Station right after it was moved to Glen Carbon. The name is not painted on the station yet. Madison Coal Corporation Mine No. 1 is in the background. The man in the photo is J. F. Dickman the railroad agent. January 26, 1900 December 8, 2016
Clover Leaf Train Station at Glen Carbon This station was located east of Meridian Road between the tracks just north of Miner Park. The Clover Leaf later became the Nickel Plate Railroad. J. F. Dickman was the railroad agent. Coal mine No. 1 is at the far right. A brick structure of the mine is now occupied as a residence. Meridian road is on the far left. January 1900 December 8, 2016
Coal Mine No. 4 in Glen Carbon Unknown December 8, 2016
Coal miner employees outside of building Coal miner employees outside of building. 5th man from the left in the back row is Mr. Furton and the 2nd man from the left in the front row is Mr. Daenzer.
Unknown December 8, 2016
Coal Miner Sitting at a Desk doing Work This photograph shows a Mr. Turton, a coal miner, sitting at a desk working. Unknown December 8, 2016
Coal miners eating a meal inside the mines in Glen Carbon, Illinois This photograph shows coal miners sitting at a table eating a meal inside the coal mines in Glen Carbon, Illinois Unknown December 8, 2016
Coal Miners in front of railroad car filled with coal This photograph shows coal miners employed by the Madison Coal Company. They are posing in front of an Illinois Central Railroad car filled with coal.

From left to right: Row of men standing: Man #2 standing is Sam Murphy, Man #6 standing is Albert Evans. Row of men kneeling: Man #2 is Chris Schneider and man in the middle with saw is William Werner the mine carpenter.
Unknown December 8, 2016