Great River Road, 2016

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Shift workers riding on rail carts in the mines Shift workers riding on rail carts in the mines Unknown December 8, 2016
Group of men standing outside at the coal mines Group of well dressed men with coverall on standing outside at the coal mines Unknown December 8, 2016
Men hosing down the outside of Madison Coal Corporation Mine No. 5 Men hosing down the outside of Madison Coal Corporation Mine No. 5 Unknown December 8, 2016
Miners entering into the mines Miners entering into the mines Unknown December 8, 2016
The back of the coal mine against the railroad tracks. Railroad carts filled with coal. The back of the coal mine against the railroad tracks. Railroad carts filled with coal. Unknown December 8, 2016
Building on the coal mining property Building on the coal mining property owned by Madison Coal Corporation. Unknown December 8, 2016
Group of miners sitting in a cart outside of the mines Group of miners sitting in a cart outside of the mines Unknown December 8, 2016
Men working in a pit inside the mine Men working in a pit inside the mine. The man in the right is Al Deconcini Senior Unknown December 8, 2016
Bob Gibson Oral History Interview An oral history interview with Robert "Bob" Gibson, an expert on mine subsidence. Gibson describes his career with the Illinois and federal governments working on abandoned mine lands projects. He also describes several notable cases of mine subsidence from old coal mines in Madison County. March 11, 2017 June 14, 2017
1926  Man Repairing the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows a man repairing the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. He is inserting a jack into the wall of the building to keep it from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 August 4, 2017