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1952 Office Interior with Cot on Floor During Standard Oil Strike This is a black and white photograph of an office interior with a cot on the floor at the Wood River refinery, during the 1952 Standard Oil Strike. 1952 November 19, 2018
1952 Portrait of Man Getting Haircut in Refinery Yard During Standard Oil Strike This is a black and white photograph of a man getting the back of his hair cut with electric clippers in the refinery yard during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. The image dimensions are 3.5x5". 1952 November 19, 2018
1952 Six Men Sitting at Table During Standard Oil Strike This is a black and white photograph of men sitting at table, during the 1952 Standard Oil strike at the Wood River refinery. 1952 November 19, 2018
1952 Standard Oil Brick Warehouses This is a black and white photograph of large brick warehouses with the garage doors open halfway in the Standard Oil Refinery yard. The image dimensions are 3.5x5." 1952 November 19, 2018
1952 Standard Oil Employee Getting Haircut During Strike This is a black and white photograph of man sitting outdoors getting a haircut in the refinery yard during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. The image dimensions are 4.5x2.75." 1952 November 19, 2018
1952 Three Men Chatting Behind Oil Rail Car on Tracks This black and white photograph shows three men chatting behind an oil rail car on railroad tracks during the 1952 strike. 1952 November 19, 2018
1953 Standard Oil Attenuate Club Meeting Band Performance This is a black and White photograph of Standard Oil Attenuate Club Band with " Standard Oil Attenuate band 1953" written on the back of the image. There are four copies of the photograph located within the Wood River Museum's Band folder. A second copy is labeled with names and information on back in cursive writing. A cardstock print has no supplemental information. A printed paragraph is taped on the back of a black piece of paper. Supplemental information is attached to one image, including a small descriptive paragraph and names of persons photographed. Unknown November 19, 2018
1954 Aerial Photograph of Refinery Tanks A black and white aerial photograph of refinery tanks and stills along railroad track, with some homes in background. Top right corner labeled "MARCH 1954". Written on the back in blue ink, "#3043- 3-6-34" and underneath in black ink, "1954 Aerial View P-2 Units" March 1954 October 15, 2018
1954 Control Room Photograph This is a black and white photograph of a man standing in front of large dial gauges, breakers and control masts. The image is labeled on the front bottom middle, "1954 - Control Room". The back of the image is labeled, "P 16 Units" and "Control Room Standard Oil Co. Refinery Wood River 1954." 1954 October 24, 2018
1955 Falstaff Brewery Honorary Brew Master Certificate This certificate was given to Chuck Brazier as a thank you for taking the Falstaff Brewery tour, as well as giving his opinion on the products that he sampled at the end of the tour. The Falstaff Brewery was located in St. Louis.

This certificate was digitized by Paul Brazier as part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History.
March 30, 1955 September 6, 2018