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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
A Trip Through Wood River Refinery Pamphlet This pamphlet was produced by the Standard Oil Company at Wood River and was used as a resource during tours through the refinery. This pamphlet includes many pictures of equipment in the refinery, a flow chart, and a map. The pamphlet also explains the significance of the different units and goes through the refining process. April 1954 November 15, 2018
Director of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. William E. Newnam and an Associate, Dexter B. Followill, in his Office in 1916 This photograph shows the Director of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. William E. Newnam and an associate, Dexter B. Followill, in Newnam's Office. The photo was taken January 18, 1916. January 18, 1916 March 21, 2019
Workers Inside the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. circa 1910s This photograph shows two men inside one of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. factory buildings with the scotch hearth. The photo was taken sometime in the 1910s. circa 1910s March 21, 2019
Line of Workers Inside the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. circa 1910s This photograph shows a line of about ten employees of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. working with raw materials on the smelting works floor. The photo was taken sometime in the 1910s. circa 1910s March 21, 2019
Elevated View of St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. Grounds circa 1920s This photograph shows the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. from above. The photo captures the future site of Woodland Park and Pine Lake subdivisions in Collinsville, with the water of Pine Lake visible in the upper right corner. The photograph was taken by Mel Rissi from the top of the main smokestack of the Lead Works sometime in the 1920s. circa 1920s March 21, 2019
Elevated View of St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. Grounds circa 1920s This photograph shows the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. from above. The photo captures the future site of Woodland Park and Pine Lake subdivisions in Collinsville, with the water of Pine Lake visible in the upper right corner. The photograph was taken by Mel Rissi from the top of the main smokestack of the Lead Works sometime in the 1920s. circa 1920s March 21, 2019
Elevated View of St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. Grounds circa 1920s This photograph shows the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. from above. The photo captures the future site of Woodland Park and Pine Lake subdivisions in Collinsville, with the water of Pine Lake visible in the upper right corner. The photograph was taken by Mel Rissi from the top of the main smokestack of the Lead Works sometime in the 1920s. circa 1920s March 21, 2019
Elevated View of Land Surrounding St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. circa 1920s This photograph shows the land, largely made up of farms, surrounding the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. The photograph was taken by Mel Rissi from the top of the main smokestack at the Lead Works sometime in the 1920s. circa 1920s March 21, 2019
Remains of Company Store Building of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. circa 1930s This photograph shows the partially-destroyed remains of the company store of the Collinsville Lead Works owned by the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. The photograph was likely taken sometime in the 1930s, after the Collinsville location closed down permanently following a union strike. circa 1930s March 21, 2019