Great River Road, 2016

Mine Subsidence at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium (113 total)

This collection contains photographs from 1926 and 2002 of the interior and exterior of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville, which became the Madison County Nursing Home in the 1970s. The photographs show the damage to the building resulting from mine subsidence, as well as attempts to prevent further subsidence in the 1920s. The building was torn down in the early 2000s.

  • Collection: Mine Subsidence at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium
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1926  Interior Floor Crack and Tilt of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows interior cracking and tilt of the floor of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home.. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  Leveled North Wing Exterior of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the leveled north wing exterior during repair construction to the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Leveling at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the leveling of the north west corner of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. Workers have inserted jacks into the foundation to keep it from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 13, 2017
1926  Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the exterior of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville During Winter after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph show the exterior of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The photograph was taken sometime in the winter after a snowfall and displays the ongoing construction of the building to prevent it from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 13, 2017
1926  Man Repairing the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows a man repairing the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. He is inserting a jack into the wall of the building to keep it from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 August 4, 2017
1926  North Side  of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph displays the north side of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. Workers can be seen shoring up the building to keep it from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  North Wing Jacks on the Exterior of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the north wing jacks installed during repair construction to the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 21, 2017
1926  Solarium of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the solarium of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  South Side of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the south side of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 13, 2017