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3 men inside coal mine #2 sitting on coal carts |
3 men inside coal mine #2 sitting on coal cart. Left to right Ed Smith, Garbalde Raffalle, and Louis Trebing (who was 15 years old at the time of the photo). |
1910 |
December 8, 2016 |
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Abandoned coal washer site |
East end ruins of old dam in Judy creek below coal washer site. Water used for washing coal. |
February 17, 1990 |
December 8, 2016 |
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Alton and Southern Steam Engine No. 27 |
Alton and Southern Steam Engine with Coal car at Coal mine No. 2 Engine No. 27 |
Unknown |
December 8, 2016 |
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Back of Coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon |
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Unknown |
December 8, 2016 |
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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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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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Coal Handling System during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery |
This photograph shows the construction of the coal 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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Coal miner employees outside of building |
Coal miner employees outside of building. 5th man from the left in the back row is Mr. Furton and the 2nd man from the left in the front row is Mr. Daenzer.
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Unknown |
December 8, 2016 |
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Elizabeth Christian Oral History Interview |
In this interview, Elizabeth Christian discusses her childhood in Collinsville, Illinois, during the 1970s and 1980s. Elizabeth discusses her time at Metro East Lutheran High School, comparisons between cities in Madison County, and her career at SIUE during the 1980s. Elizabeth also talks about race relations and demographics in the county. |
October 24, 2018 |
December 11, 2018 |
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Group of coal miners standing outside the mines in Glen Carbon, Illinois |
Row of men kneeling from left to right: #1 is Unknown, #2 is Jack Dalryer, #3 is Theodore Beckman, #4 is Charles Thraxton, #5 is More Collier, #6 is Eli Lever, #7 is Adam Rukpatrick, #8 is Albert Miller. Row of men standing from left to right: #1 Antone Walnger Furton |
Unknown |
December 8, 2016 |