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.

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	Nearly Complete CWT No. 1 during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows CWT No. 1 nearly completely constructed. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	Pump Room during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the pump room. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	Re-run Bench featuring 7 Stills during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the re-run bench featuring 7 stills blocked up. View is from the Southwest. 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 Bench Foundation at the start during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the re-run bench foundation at its start. 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 Bench Foundation view from Northeast	This photograph shows the construction of the re-run bench foundation with a view from the Northeast. 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 Bench Foundations during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the re-run bench foundations. 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 Bench Order Receiving Tank during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the re-run bench order receiving tank. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	October 27, 2017
	Re-run Bench Still on Blocks Cold Weather during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the re-run bench featuring 3 stills on blocks for fire and cold weather. 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
	Roxana Hancock Houses during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows Hancock Houses in Roxana. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018