Horseshoe Lake, 2016

1917 - 1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery (90 total)

This collection of photos were printed from glass plate negatives shot from 1917-1918, during the construction of the Wood River Refinery. The negatives were recovered from some files located in the main office around 1945 by Cliff Davidson. The glass plate negatives were made into photographs by the Illinois State Historical Library. There were loaned to us by the Wood River Oil Refinery History Museum to be digitized.

  • Collection: 1917 - 1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery
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Boiler House Frame and Building Materials  during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the construction of the boiler house frame and building materials. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 November 3, 2017
Boiler House Framework Stacks and Settings  during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the construction of the boiler house framework with the stacks and their settings. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 November 3, 2017
Boiler House Ash Tank during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the the boiler house ash tank. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 November 3, 2017
Boiler House Ash Tank during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the boiler house tunnel. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 August 15, 2018
Tank Farm during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the construction of the tank farm. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 August 15, 2018
Tank Farm during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the construction of the tank farm. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 August 15, 2018
Tank Farm during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the construction of the tank farm, with the tank bottom and first right up. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 August 15, 2018
Tank Farm during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the construction of the tank farm. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 August 15, 2018
Tank Farm during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the construction of the tank farm. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 August 15, 2018
Agitators #1 and #2 during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery This photograph shows the construction of agitators #1 and #2, with the cone and first ring up. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. 1917-1918 August 15, 2018