1999 Original Print of the Wood River Refinery, Given to JoAnn Laird Upon Her Retirement

industry, refineries, Roxana, Wood River Refinery

Pils, John, “1999 Original Print of the Wood River Refinery, Given to JoAnn Laird Upon Her Retirement,” Madison Historical, accessed December 3, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2067.

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This limited edition print of the Wood River Refinery was drawn by St. Louis artist John Pils in 1999. The Shell refinery gave the print to JoAnn Laird upon her retirement from the refinery in 2000. This print is 262 of the 2000 total prints created.

This print was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Gavin Witsken.

2019 Civic Memorial High School Class Visit

• industry
• Roxana
• Wood River Refinery
• refineries

Pils, John

• Witsken, Gavin
• Laird, JoAnn

1999

• Roxana
• Wood River

English

• Miscellaneous Document

• jpg

• Roxana, Illinois
• 1990s

• Witskin-Gavin-D-0001