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Title	Description	Date	Date Added
Trumble Fractionator during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the trumble fractionator. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	October 25, 2017
Trumbler Number 1 during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of trumble number 1. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	October 25, 2017
Trumble Number 2 during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of trumble number 2. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	October 25, 2017
Re-Run Unit during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the re-run unit. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	October 25, 2017
Director of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. William E. Newnam and an Associate, Dexter B. Followill, in his Office in 1916	This photograph shows the Director of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. William E. Newnam and an associate, Dexter B. Followill, in Newnam's Office. The photo was taken January 18, 1916.	January 18, 1916	March 21, 2019
Coal miners in front of the entrance to a mine in Glen Carbon	This photograph shows a group of miners standing at the entrance to a mine in Glen Carbon. The arrow drawn on the photograph points to Fat Bendicks' father.	1916	December 8, 2016
1915 Refinery Flood	A black and white Albumen print with a wood board border. Labeled on front bottom right corner "Gotler Photo Wood River, Ill" and written on bottom left side in red pencil "Aug 15-1915." The photograph depicts five men standing in water up to mid shin - showing piping and refinery buildings in background.	August 15, 1915	October 15, 2018
Bag House and "Short Stack" Smokestack at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co.	This set of five photographs shows the bag house and one of the smokestacks, called "short stack," at the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. These photographs were taken May 1st, 1915.	May 1, 1915	March 21, 2019
Standard Oil Parking lot	This is a black and white photograph of the north entrance to the Standard Oil parking lot. In the image a row of cars and motorcycles are visible alongside row of Standard Oil buildings in background.	1914	October 25, 2018
1914 Parking Lot North Entrance Photograph	This is a black and white photograph of the North Entrance parking lot. The road is visible in the foreground and a row of cars and motorcycles are visible alongside a building in the background. The bottom middle of the image is labeled "1914 - Parking Lot at North Entrance". The back of the image is labeled in pencil "Parking lot at North Entrance 1914." The top right corner of the image is torn and missing.	1914	October 24, 2018