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1926 Ground Crack Near the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence

Citation

“1926 Ground Crack Near the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Edwardsville after Mine Subsidence,” Madison Historical, accessed December 25, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/703.

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Description

This 1926 photograph shows the ground crack after mine subsidence. The crack is seen directly below the wooden marker.

Subjects

  • government
  • Edwardsville
  • Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium
  • Madison County Nursing Home
  • Mining

Contributor

  • Gibson, Bob

Date

1926

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Black and white photographic print
  • jpg

Coverage

  • 1920s
  • Edwardsville, Illinois

Identifier

  • Gibson-Bob-P-0053
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