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1947 Flood Photograph of Standard Oil Company Sign

Citation

“1947 Flood Photograph of Standard Oil Company Sign,” Madison Historical, accessed April 24, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/1196.

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Description

This is a small black and white photograph labeled on the back as, "Flood 1947 p 17 Units." In the foreground is a sidewalk with rising waters, a fence, and a "Standard Oil Company Crown Gasoline" billboard.

Subjects

  • industry
  • culture
  • Wood River
  • refineries
  • Standard Oil Refinery

Date

1947

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Black and white photographic print
  • jpg

Coverage

  • Wood River, Illinois
  • 1940s

Identifier

  • WRM-P-0017
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