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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
Ruan Trucking Company Drivers, Employees, and Trucks at Wood River Company Terminal in the 1950s This photograph shows Ruan Trucking Company drivers, terminal employees, and tanker trucks at the company terminal in Wood River in the 1950s. The company delivered refined petroleum products from all of the area refineries with tanker trucks. There are 39 male drivers and managers and one female employee, the office secretary, in front of company trucks at the terminal. One of the drivers is Carl McKenzie, who possessed the photograph. 1950 - 1960 August 4, 2017
Shell Oil Company Souvenir Guide to Wood River Refinery This souvenir guide was produced by the Shell Oil Company to visitors of the Wood River refinery. The guide explains the history of the refinery, the refining process, and the research involved in refining. There are also several maps and figures as well as many images of the Wood River refinery included in the souvenir guide. July 28, 1948 November 15, 2018