Browse Items (55 total)
| Thumbnail | Title | Description | Date | Date Added |
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| Dave Knoche Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, Dave Knoche describes growing up in the Alton and Godfrey area in the 1980s and 90s as well as some of his education and experience in Montana and California. He also describes working for ADT Security, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and Dow Screw Products in the Metro East. He then discusses joining his father's business, HGH Products, which manufactures steel and graphite parts for the glass bottle industry. | October 17, 2016 | January 30, 2017 | |
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Rita Bonds Oral History Interview | Rita Bonds describes her experiences living in different states with her husband, who was in the Air Force. She also describes working for Owens-Illinois Glass Company in Alton, Illinois. She briefly discusses her work as secretary for the NAACP in Alton. | October 16, 2016 | January 27, 2017 |
| Newspaper Clippings from the Altonian Newspaper about Owens-Illinois Glass | Newspaper Clippings from the Altonian Newspaper about Owens-Illinois Glass | February 6, 1976 | November 15, 2016 | |
| Newspaper Clipping of a timeline for Owens-Illinois Glass | A clipping from an unknown newspaper includes a timeline for Owens-Illinois Glass. Dates included: June 25, 1929 September 28, 1929 October 10, 1929 December 5, 1929 December 31, 1929 January 15, 1930 May 3, 1930 November 4, 1930 July 3, 1931 October 15, 1931 October 15, 1931 March 21, 1932 June 8, 1932 May 15, 1933 June 14, 1933 March 7, 1933 July 22, 1933 February 19, 1934 February 21, 1934 May 25, 1934 October 9, 1934 January 23, 1935 February 21, 1935 July 22, 1935 August 22, 1935 August 23, 1935 January 15, 1936 January 21, 1936 December 15, 1937 |
June 25, 1929 to February 15, 1937 | November 15, 2016 | |
| Workers Inside Owens-Illinois Glass Factory | Groups of workers at a series of work stations at Illinois Glass Co. factory in Alton, Illinois in 1909 | 1909 | November 15, 2016 | |
| Hand Drawn Postcard of Illinois Glass Company | Hand Drawn Postcard of Illinois Glass Company | Unknown | November 15, 2016 | |
| Office Employees of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company | Office employees of Owens-Illinois Glass, with 9 men and 6 women. First from the left in the first row is company co-founder Edward Levis, and third from the left is Geo. McClellon Levis. | Unknown | November 15, 2016 | |
| Wicker Room Crew at Owens-Illinois Glass Factory | The Wicker Room Crew (23 females 9 males) standing outside of the factory featuring glass bottles with wicker tightly woven around them. | Unknown | November 15, 2016 | |
| Worker at Owens-Illinois Glass Factory in 1973 | Photograph of a worker using glass-making machinery at the Owens-Illinois factory. | June 25, 1973 | November 15, 2016 | |
| Outside the Owens-Illinois Glass Factory | This photograph of the Owens-Illinois Glass Factory was taken from the entrance by the railroad tracks. | Unknown | November 15, 2016 |
