Great River Road, 2016

Mine Subsidence at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium (113 total)

This collection contains photographs from 1926 and 2002 of the interior and exterior of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville, which became the Madison County Nursing Home in the 1970s. The photographs show the damage to the building resulting from mine subsidence, as well as attempts to prevent further subsidence in the 1920s. The building was torn down in the early 2000s.

  • Collection: Mine Subsidence at the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium
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1926  Man Repairing the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows a man repairing the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. He is inserting a jack into the wall of the building to keep it from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 August 4, 2017
1926 Cracked Floor of the solarium in the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows cracking in the floor of the solarium in the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville. The building had suffered damage from mine subsidence. 1926 August 4, 2017
1926  Boiler Room of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the boiler room of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The left and rear walls show the insertion of jacks to prevent the building from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  Cracking in the Corner of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the outside cracking in the corners of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home.. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the exterior of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  Interior Floor Crack and Tilt of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows interior cracking and tilt of the floor of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home.. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  Workers Repairing the North Side of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph displays the north side of the of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. Workers are shown drilling in the foundation to insert jacks to help support the wall. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  North Side  of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph displays the north side of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. Workers can be seen shoring up the building to keep it from collapsing. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926  Solarium of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the solarium of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 11, 2017
1926 Crack in the foundation and wall of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence This 1926 photograph shows the south side of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville with a large crack in the foundation and adjoining brickwork as a result of mine subsidence. The building later became the Madison County Nursing Home. 1926 September 13, 2017