Mine Subsidence at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium (113 total)

This collection contains photographs from 1926 and 2002 of the interior and exterior of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville, which became the Madison County Nursing Home in the 1970s. The photographs show the damage to the building resulting from mine subsidence, as well as attempts to prevent further subsidence in the 1920s. The building was torn down in the early 2000s.

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	1926 Worker Repairing a Pneumatic Compression Crack at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence	This 1926 photograph shows a worker repairing a pneumatic compression crack at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home.	1926	September 21, 2017
	1926 Worker Using a Hacksaw During Repair Construction of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence	This 1926 photograph shows a worker using a hacksaw during repair construction to the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. These improvements were a larger part of a necessary construction completed to the building after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home.	1926	September 21, 2017
	2002 Floor Cracking in the Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence	This photograph shows cracking on the floor of the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The stick demonstrates the level of mine subsidence. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken.	December 20, 2002	August 13, 2018
	2002 the Interior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence	Interior photograph of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after it was closed in the 90s.	December 20, 2002	October 11, 2017
	2002 Photograph from the Inside of the Madison County Nursing Home Looking Out	This 2002 photograph was taken from the inside of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s.	December 20, 2002	September 28, 2017
	An Interior Room of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002	This 2002 photograph shows the interior of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. This particular room appears to have been a resident's bedroom. Bob Gibson can be seen in the mirror taking the photograph.	December 20, 2002	September 28, 2017
	Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence	This 2002 photograph shows the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. The photograph displays a large crack in the foundation of the basement wall to the right of the measuring device.	December 20, 2002	October 10, 2017
	Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence	This photograph shows the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken.	December 20, 2002	August 13, 2018
	Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence	This photograph shows the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The stick demonstrates the level of mine subsidence. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken.	December 20, 2002	August 13, 2018
	Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence	This photograph shows the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken.	December 20, 2002	August 13, 2018