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1949 Man on Moped in Refinery Yard

Citation

“1949 Man on Moped in Refinery Yard,” Madison Historical, accessed December 26, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/1233.

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Description

This is a black and white photo of a man on a moped in the holding tank yard. The back of the image reads, "1949 Ferdinand Schueler" and "remember when." His last name is stenciled over rear tire of moped.

Subjects

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

Date

1949

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Black and white photographic print
  • jpg

Coverage

  • Wood River, Illinois
  • 1940s

Identifier

  • WRM-P-0040
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