Oil Tank at the Standard Oil Refinery in Wood River

cars, industry, refineries, Standard Oil, Standard Oil Refinery, Wood River

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This circa 1970s color photograph shows a Standard Oil Tank from street view with a car and white fence in foreground. The Standard Oil logo is displayed in full color on the side of the tank, with the text "Standard Oil Division of American Oil Company Wood River Refinery." The company was later simply known as Amoco, for American Oil Company.

• Wood River Museum

Wood River Museum Standard Oil Collection

• refineries
• Wood River
• Wood River Refinery
• industry

Circa 1970s

• Standard Oil Involvement in the Wood River Community
• Standard Oil’s Company Housing in Wood River, Illinois
• Wood River

English

• Photograph

• Color photographic print

• Wood River, Illinois

• WRM-P-0001