Wood River Museum Standard Oil Collection (199 total)

This collection of photographs and documents related to the history of the Standard Oil refinery were loaned to us by the Wood River Museum to be digitized.

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	1950s Exterior Photograph of P2 Units	This is a black and white photograph of the exterior of the P2 units at the Wood River refinery. This picture was taken of the P2 Units view of the crude processing unit and shows the condensing bones for condensing overhead streams from the bubble towers.	Unknown	November 13, 2018
	1950s Photograph Red Crown Band Candid	This is a black and white candid photograph of the Red Crown Band playing instruments in the 1950s. The band was established in 1953.	Unknown	November 19, 2018
	1950s Standard Oil Company Red Crown Band Photograph	This is a 1950s photograph of a photograph of the Red Crown Band posing next to a brick building in uniforms. This digital scan only includes the framed photograph held by a man. The man holding the photograph has been cropped out.	1953	November 19, 2018
	1950s Workers of the Stanolind "A"	This is a black and white photograph from the early 1950s of fourteen men and two women aboard the Stanolind "A." On the back of the photograph, the names of those pictured are listed. Top row: Skipper Joe Means, Chief Engineer Tom Wells, Pilot Vernon Eggenberg. Second Row: Charles Sontag (deckhand), Orville Noltensmeyer (first mate), Vick Kramer (second mate), Richard Hartsock (oiler), Noltensmeyer (deckhand). Third Row: Mrs. Ringhausen (first cook), Mr. Ringhausen (second cook), Susie Poore (maid), Baker (deckhand), Leroy Monje (engineer), (tankerman), Clem Shornhorst (engineer), Clifford Clifton (deckhand).	Circa 1950s	November 13, 2018
	1951 C.R. Allen Retirement Party	This is a black and white photograph taken on June 6, 1951 of C.R. Allen's Retirement Party. Those pictured are labeled on the back of the image.	June 6, 1951	November 13, 2018
	1952 Car Parked Outside Standard Oil Company First Aid Building	This is a black and white photograph of a white building with painted first aid symbolic crosses. A car is parked at the front of the building. The image was presumably taken during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike.	1952	November 19, 2018
	1952 Five Men Laughing Outside of Building During Standard Oil Company Strike	This is a black and white photograph of five men standing in a group talking and laughing next to a brick warehouse building and car during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. The image dimensions are 4.5x2.75,"	1952	November 19, 2018
	1952 Four Men Posing for Photograph During Standard Oil Strike	This is a black and white photograph of men standing in front of a rail car during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. The image size is 3.5x5."	1952	November 19, 2018
	1952 Group of Men Working with Shovels Outdoors	This is a black and white photograph of group of men watching two men shovel dirt along the exterior of a building during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. The image dimensions are 4.5x2.75."	1952	November 19, 2018
	1952 Group Photograph in Refinery Yard During Standard Oil Strike	This is a black and white photograph of men posing for a photograph outdoors during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. The image size is 4.5x2.75."	1952	November 19, 2018