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Nearly Complete CWT No. 1 during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery | This photograph shows CWT No. 1 nearly completely constructed. 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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Nelle Bogosian Oral History Interview | This oral history interview with Nelle Bogosian was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History. Nelle Bogosian was born to Armenian parents and spent most of her life in Lincoln Place. In this interview, she talks about her parent’s escape from the Armenian Genocide and lack of US recognition for the event, her schooling and social experiences in Lincoln Place, the community center, pool hall, and different cultural celebrations within the Lincoln Place community. |
November 1, 2001 | February 20, 2018 |
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Nevart Hagopian Oral History Interview | This oral history interview with Nevart Hagopian was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History. Nevart Hagopian is a survivor of the Armenian genocide who left Armenia with her mother at the age of 12 in 1920 and migrated to the Lincoln Place neighborhood of Granite City. In the interview, she discusses the Armenian community and culture in Lincoln Place. Hagopian primarily speaks in Armenian in the interview, with Vartan Kassabian serving as a translator. Father Kassabian was a priest for St. Gregory Armenian Church in Granite City. Note: The original archive copies of the interview transcript and biographical summary had grading marks and corrections on them. We converted the transcript and biographical summary to editable text and made the corrections to remove grading marks. |
November 18, 2001 | May 5, 2020 |
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New Lincoln School Building | This photograph shows the second Lincoln School building, which was constructed in 1911. The Lincoln School was a public school for African Americans in Edwardsville. The school closed in 1950 due to the desegregation of the Edwardsville school system, and was renovated in 1952 as a Kindergarten through 6th grade school. The school closed permanently in 1972. Today, the building is home to the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities. | After 1911 | October 6, 2016 |
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Newspaper Clipping of a timeline for Owens-Illinois Glass | A clipping from an unknown newspaper includes a timeline for Owens-Illinois Glass. Dates included: June 25, 1929 September 28, 1929 October 10, 1929 December 5, 1929 December 31, 1929 January 15, 1930 May 3, 1930 November 4, 1930 July 3, 1931 October 15, 1931 October 15, 1931 March 21, 1932 June 8, 1932 May 15, 1933 June 14, 1933 March 7, 1933 July 22, 1933 February 19, 1934 February 21, 1934 May 25, 1934 October 9, 1934 January 23, 1935 February 21, 1935 July 22, 1935 August 22, 1935 August 23, 1935 January 15, 1936 January 21, 1936 December 15, 1937 |
June 25, 1929 to February 15, 1937 | November 15, 2016 |
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Newspaper Clippings from the Altonian Newspaper about Owens-Illinois Glass | Newspaper Clippings from the Altonian Newspaper about Owens-Illinois Glass | February 6, 1976 | November 15, 2016 |
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Nickel Plate Station | Railroad employee stands outside with two women and a baby outside of the Nickel Plate Station in Glen Carbon | Unknown | December 8, 2016 |
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Nickel Plate Warehouse and Section Foreman’s house | Nickel Plate Warehouse and Section Foreman’s house taken in 1909 at Peter Station. The road in the foreground that ran between warehouse and station. This road became Route 157 in the 1930’s. | 1909 | December 8, 2016 |
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Nike Site SL-10 in Marine, Illinois in 1968 | This photograph shows the Nike Site SL-10 in Marine in 1968. | 1968 | September 13, 2017 |
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Nike Site SL-10 in Marine, Illinois in 1968 | This photograph shows the Nike Site SL-10 in Marine in 1968. | 1968 | September 28, 2017 |