Great River Road, 2016

1952 Five Men Laughing Outside of Building During Standard Oil Company Strike

Citation

“1952 Five Men Laughing Outside of Building During Standard Oil Company Strike,” Madison Historical, accessed December 25, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/1563.

Rights

The content of Madison Historical: The Online Encyclopedia and Digital Archive is publicly available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Encyclopedia articles, oral histories, web design, and other content original to Madison Historical are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Images in encyclopedia articles not part of the digital archive are either in the public domain or Madison Historical received use permission by the original creators. While in most cases Madison Historical received permission to publish archive items from the institution or individual who possessed the item, it has not determined their copyright status. Please contact the possessing institution or individual for additional information regarding copyright status.

Description

This is a black and white photograph of five men standing in a group talking and laughing next to a brick warehouse building and car during the 1952 Standard Oil at Wood River strike. The image dimensions are 4.5x2.75,"

Subjects

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

Date

1952

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Black and white postcard
  • jpg

Coverage

  • Wood River, Illinois
  • 1950s

Identifier

  • WRM-P-0150
We are always committed to accuracy in our articles and archive items. If you notice a mistake or have a suggestion, please contact us.