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Jim Baima Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Jim Baima discusses growing up in Collinsville as the son of Italian immigrants, his father's job as a coal miner, the Italian-American community in Collinsville, and studying at SIUE. |
October 10, 2018 |
January 24, 2019 |
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William Iseminger Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, William (Bill) Iseminger, the assistant manager of Cahokia Mounds State Historic site, describes his career at the site and the broader history of the site in the 20th century. He also describes the archaeology work and its discoveries at the site. |
September 27, 2018 |
February 12, 2019 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
