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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	Supports blowcase for Agitators #1 and #2 during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the supports blowcase for agitators #1 and #2. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	Chemical tanks and blowcases for Agitators #1 and #2 during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the chemical tanks and blowcases for agitators #1 and #2. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	Almost complete construction of Agitators #1 and #2 during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the almost completed construction of agitators #1 and #2. The base is still open. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	Almost complete construction of Agitators #1 and #2 during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the almost completed construction of agitators #1 and #2. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	Chemical tanks and blowcases for Agitators #1 and #2 during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the chemical tanks and blowcases for agitators #1 and #2. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	The Laboratory during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the laboratory. The negative was damaged. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	The Laboratory during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the laboratory. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	Unknown building during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of an unknown building. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	August 15, 2018
	East tanks during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the bottoms of the east tanks. 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 Pump House during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the pump house for 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