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Boiler House Coal and Ash handling system during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of boiler house's coal and ash handling system. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
October 27, 2017 |
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Boiler House at the Start of the Setting during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of the boiler house in the start of its setting. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
October 27, 2017 |
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Boiler House Ash Tank during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the boiler house tunnel. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
August 15, 2018 |
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Boiler House Ash Tank during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the the boiler house ash tank. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
November 3, 2017 |
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Boiler House Ash Tank during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of the boiler house ash 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 |
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Boiler House and Re-Run Tanks from Agitators during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of the boiler house and re-run tanks from agitators. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
October 25, 2017 |
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Boiler house and Re-Run during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of the boiler house and re-run. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery. |
1917-1918 |
August 15, 2018 |
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Bob Gibson Oral History Interview |
An oral history interview with Robert "Bob" Gibson, an expert on mine subsidence. Gibson describes his career with the Illinois and federal governments working on abandoned mine lands projects. He also describes several notable cases of mine subsidence from old coal mines in Madison County. |
March 11, 2017 |
June 14, 2017 |
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Bob Daiber Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Bob Daiber describes his experience as a teacher and the transition to becoming the Superintendent of Schools in Madison County. He also discusses the evolving technology in education settings and growing up in Marine, as well as his run for governor of Illinois in the 2018 election. |
July 11, 2017 |
September 26, 2017 |
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Blue Golden Anniversary Envelope |
This is a Standard Oil Company envelope celebrating the 50-year anniversary (1907-1957). The envelope reads, "Fifty Years of Progress" and "Friday, Saturday, Sunday September 20, 21, 22, 1957." The special stationary is emblematic of the importance of the celebration to Standard Oil in Wood River. An illustration of Lewis and Clark is displayed along the left side of envelope. Wood River is contentiously one of the locations of Camp DuBois, Lewis and Clark's encampment before setting out on the "Corp of Discovery" in 1803. |
1957 |
October 25, 2018 |
